Archive for '2008 Polls'

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Frontrunners Then, Frontrunners Now, Frontrunners In The Future

The most remarkable thing about Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani is not that they are the undisputed frontrunners for their parties’ respective nominations, though clearly they are; no, the remarkable thing is how clearly and consistently they have stayed on top, despite assaults from candidates that both parties’ bases clearly prefer.  Obama and Thompson have been […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

File Under “Damning With Faint Praise”

How popular a candidate is Stephen Colbert? So popular he beats…Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich.
*Cough*…[sound of crickets chirping]…
Ummm, okay…but my beagle beats Paul and Kucinich! By double digits, even…I mean, come on, I like Rasmussen and all, but is this news?
Wow…

72 Comments » - Posted in Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, October 29th, 2007

All Politics Is Local

I focus a lot on national polls and not that much on the ground in the early states.  Here’s a couple of stories to rectify that - first, in Iowa, Huckabee is surging and Edwards is struggling:
The University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll, released at 8 a.m. Monday morning, shows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Don’t Feel Much Like Blogging Today…

…as I just found out that someone in California has hit my bank account for many hundreds of dollars in at least ten transactions through a credit card linked to the account (hope you get arrested tonight, now that it’s been reported stolen, jackass!).  I know for a fact my credit card was used at a […]

18 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, 2008 News, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

If Elections Were Decided By National Polls, This One Would Be Over

Hillary Clinton has opened up a lead over her Democratic rivals that can only be described as formidable, as a glance at the RealClearPolitics polling summary page shows.  Her average margin is over 26%(!)…BUT (there’s always a but) despite my headline, polls aren’t the deciding factor in elections, specific votes in specific locations are.  Nevertheless, […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, September 28th, 2007

What A World We Live In!

Fantasy sports meets the 2008 presidential race…go ahead and sign up, you know you want to!…

3 Comments » - Posted in 2008 Polls, Election 2008 by Mark

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Sunday, September 16th, 2007

Checking In On The Polls…

With just a 4.8% average spread between Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson at the RealClearPolitics polling page, the GOP race is as tight as it has been since…well, maybe ever. Or is it? Thompson is, of course, benefiting from his recent announcement at the moment, and enjoying a bounce that will probably decline. […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Iraq, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Some Sobering, If Early, Electoral Projections…

…ought to put the fear of God into those Republicans clinging to the now antiquated notion that Hillary can never be elected president.  Look for yourself…the maps are of Hillary vs. Giuliani and Clinton vs. Romney, based on current polling.
Several caveats: it’s early, and early polling doesn’t mean a lot; the data is gathered by […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, August 17th, 2007

It’s A Three-Man Race Again For The GOP…

…and it may finally be time for this blogger to take Mitt Romney seriously. I have openly scoffed at the notion of a supposed ‘front runner’ who can’t even break into double digits, but a glance at the Real Clear Politics poll page shows Romney is routinely hitting double digits now. It may […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Monday, August 6th, 2007

Opinion Shifting On Iraq?

The latest Gallup poll shows a 9-point shift towards the view that the surge is making things better in Iraq.  That’s the good news.  The bad news is that this is still a minority opinion by a good margin:
USA TODAY’s Susan Page reports that President Bush is making some headway in arguing that the […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, Iraq, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Newsweek Channels Billy Joel

Voters are in a New York state of mind, according to the their latest poll results:

If the primaries were held today, Senator Clinton would best her closest rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, by a comfortable 44 percent to 23 percent margin. This represents a 5 point jump since the June NEWSWEEK Poll, which gave her […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Rudy Surging Again?

Or just an anomaly? After several polls that showed Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani virtually tied, the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has Rudy up big again:
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s bid for the White House is gaining support, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. […]

7 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, July 26th, 2007

New Poll Suggests Rudy Big Winner From McCain Exit

The latest from Diageo/The Hotline shows Rudy with a mere 1-point lead over Fred Thompson (and only a 3-point lead over the perhaps-too-quickly-written-off John McCain). It’s very interesting, though, to look at what happens when McCain is left out of the Republican side:
Republicans
Giuliani 20 (-6)
F. Thompson 19 (+10)
McCain 17 (nc)
Romney 8 (nc)
Brownback 4 (+2)
Republicans […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, July 21st, 2007

More Polls

Fox has Hillary up 16, Giuliani up 11; CBS News/NY Times has it Hillary +19, Giuliani +9, along with the no-longer-that-surprising stat that a whopping 63% think it is likely that Hillary Clinton will be the next President of the United States.
In fact, I’d say that the odds on Hillary being the next president are […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Polls, Polls, Polls!

A bunch of new ones…
Zogby - Hillary by 12, Thompson by 1(!) over Giuliani…
Thompson also holds a one-point edge with Rasmussen…
…but Gallup has Rudy by 10 (and Hillary by 9)…
Translation: Hillary is still firmly in the driver’s seat, but the Republican nod is still up for grabs (and if you’re wondering, Romney placed no better […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, July 9th, 2007

Gallup: No News Is Good News…

…if your last name is Giuliani or Clinton, as Rudy and Hillary have maintained their national leads:
• In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has a 10 percentage point lead nationally over former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., maintains his place in third.
• In […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, June 29th, 2007

Romney And Hillary Are #1!

Unfortunately, it’s not a good thing to lead the pack in:
More than half of Americans say they wouldn’t consider voting for Sen. Hillary Clinton for president if she becomes the Democratic nominee, according to a new national poll made available to McClatchy Newspapers and NBC News. 
The poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research found that 52 […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls by Mark

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Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Are The Republicans Down To A Two-Man Race?

With McCain fading fast, and Romney stuck at around 10% max in almost every national poll, one can be forgiven for wondering if the Republican nomination is down to Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson.  The latest batch of polls, as you can see here from the invaluable RealClearPolitics, has Thompson surging and Giuliani in a […]

16 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Monday, June 11th, 2007

More Signs Of A Thompson Surge - And Of A Troubled McCain Candidacy

McCain 9 points behind Thompson? And with just 12% support? So says a new L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll:
Republicans antsy for a conservative standard-bearer in the presidential race have begun to rally behind Fred Thompson, propelling the former Tennessee senator to within hailing distance of the lead for the party’s nomination, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll […]

15 Comments » - Posted in Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, June 10th, 2007

New AP/Ipsos Poll: Thompson Cutting Into Rudy’s Lead

It’s still Rudy in front, but Thompson has cut his lead down in the latest 2008 poll. Indeed, Thompson has also cut into McCain and Gingrich, but it’s Rudy who has lost the most ground. Thompson is running a strong third in this one, with 17% support, behind Rudy’s 27 and McCain’s 19.
The question for […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Newt Gingrich, Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates by Mark

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