2008 Democratic Primary: Obama Within Two Points of Clinton
The race for the Democratic Presidential nomination is getting closer and Illinois Senator Barack Obama has pulled to within two points of the frontrunner, New York Senator Hillary Clinton.
2008 Presidential Election
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April 16, 2007
April 12, 2007
Election 2008: Obama Grabs 6-Point Lead Over McCain
The latest survey of the presidential race shows Barack Obama now leading John McCain 48% to 42%.
April 10, 2007
2008 Republican Presidential Primary
Mitt Romney topped the GOP field in the fund-raising race for the first quarter and moved past former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the race for the Republican nomination.
April 9, 2007
Edwards Leads Giuliani, Thompson
Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D) now leads all Republican hopefuls in Election 2008 polls.
April 9, 2007
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary
Illinois Senator Barack Obama has closed to within five points of New York Senator Hillary Clinton.
April 6, 2007
Election 2008: Clinton Edges Out McCain
New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) has a one-point edge over Arizona Senator John McCain (R) in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of the race.
April 6, 2007
Independent Bloomberg Candidacy Would Be GOP Spoiler
Though Bloomberg has denied any intention to run for president, associates hint that he is nonetheless considering an independent candidacy.
April 5, 2007
Giuliani Slips in Polls, Caught by Clinton
Political observers have long predicted that the outsized popularity of "America's mayor" could not survive the rigors of a presidential campaign indefinitely.
April 3, 2007
2008 Republican Presidential Primary
The addition of former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) to the list of candidates shakes up the race for the GOP Presidential nomination.
April 2, 2007
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary
Polling for the Democratic Presidential nomination has remained very stable. New York Senator Hillary Clinton remains on top, Illinois Senator Barack Obama is in second place and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards is in third.
April 2, 2007
Election 2008: Giuliani (R) 44% Obama (D) 43%
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s (R) lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) is down to a single point in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 2, 2007
Poll: Jon Stewart in No Danger of Being Elected President
Eight percent (8%) of American voters would definitely vote for The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart if he was on the ballot in 2008.
March 30, 2007
Election 2008: After Public Learns of Wife's Cancer, Edwards Leads McCain 47% to 38%
A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted shortly after former Senator John Edwards announced last week that his wife's breast cancer had returned shows the Democratic presidential candidate leading Senator John McCain (R) 47% to 38%.
March 27, 2007
2008 Republican Presidential Primary
It’s Giuliani by twenty points in the race for the GOP nomination.
March 26, 2007
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary
New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) remains atop the field for the Democratic Presidential nomination as she has since the race began.
March 23, 2007
Thompson Tied with Clinton, Trails Obama
Fred Thompson, a movie star turned U.S. Senator turned TV star, has been publicly considering entering the 2008 Presidential Sweepstakes to fill what some see as a void in the Republican Primary field.
March 21, 2007
Election 2008: McCain Leads Clinton 48% to 41%
Arizona Senator John McCain (R) leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) 48% to 41% in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll on the 2008 Presidential campaign.
March 20, 2007
Election 2008: McCain, Obama Still Tied at 44%
For the second straight month, Arizona Senator John McCain (R) and Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) are tied in a Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll.
March 20, 2007
2008 Republican Presidential Primary
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) leads Arizona Senator John McCain (R) by eighteen points in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.
March 20, 2007
Election 2008: Dodd Stronger Against Giuliani than McCain
A few days after Democratic Senator Chris Dodd announced he is running for president, a survey shows the senator trailing Republican candidate Rudolph Giuliani 39% to 44%.
