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December 13, 2007

New Hampshire: Romney 33% McCain 18% Giuliani 15%

Huck-a-mania has not made its way to New Hampshire. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the state shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 33% support and a fifteen point lead. That’s the third straight Rasmussen poll to show Romney leading by at least fifteen points in the Granite State.

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December 12, 2007

New Hampshire: Obama 31% Clinton 28%

In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, New Hampshire has joined Iowa in the too close to call category.

December 12, 2007

Paul Still Lags Top Dems by Double Digits

The campaign of Congressman Ron Paul, the Texas libertarian and Republican, continues to generate prolific media coverage about its prolific fundraising, enthusiastic supporters, innovative Internet and other strategies, and its candidate's willingness to sharply differentiate himself from the GOP mainstream.

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December 12, 2007

Iowa: Clinton 29% Obama 26% Edwards 22%

Despite all the hoopla and negative campaigning and Oprah, the Democratic race in Iowa remains pretty much the same as its been for the past month—way too close to call.

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December 11, 2007

Iowa: Huckabee 39% Romney 23% No One Else in Double Digits

It was just two weeks ago that Rasmussen Reports released the first Iowa Caucus poll showing Mike Huckabee with an advantage over Mitt Romney.

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December 11, 2007

Who Seems the Most Presidential?

Intangibles matter in campaigns and 26% of Americans believe that Hillary Clinton seems to be the most Presidential of the Democratic candidates.

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December 11, 2007

57% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within a Year

Twenty-three percent (23%) now want the troops brought home immediately. That’s down three points from a week ago and five points from the week before.

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December 11, 2007

In Massachusetts, Clinton Leads GOP Candidates—Even Former Governor Mitt Romney

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may have the "home state" advantage in Massachusetts, where he's lived only a few years.

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December 10, 2007

In Utah, Romney and Other GOP Contenders Rout Democrats

In his home state of Arizona, a resurgent Senator John McCain is now toppling top Democratic opponents by 20%+ margins.

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December 10, 2007

Among Democrats, Some Things Remain the Same but the Race is Entirely Different

In some ways, the Democratic Presidential Nomination is the same as it’s been all year. Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner, Barack Obama is a serious challenger, and John Edwards is somewhat in the running.

December 10, 2007

40% of Voters Don’t Know Which Republican Gave Speech on Faith and Religion

While pundits and analysts have pored over the details of Mitt Romney’s speech last week, nearly half the nation’s voters could not identify which Republican had given a major speech on faith and religion.

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December 10, 2007

Five Paths to the Republican Presidential Nomination

For months, Rasmussen Reports has used words like fluid, murky, and muddled to describe the state of the race for the Republicans Presidential nomination. Those words still apply today.

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December 9, 2007

Do Obama and Huckabee Create Bigger Opening for Bloomberg?

As Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have gained ground in recent polling, some pundits have speculated that the nomination of these once long-shot candidates might provide a real opening for Michael Bloomberg.

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December 8, 2007

Michigan: Huckabee 21% Romney 20% Giuliani 19%

Mike Huckabee’s surging campaign has created a three-way toss-up in Michigan’s Republican Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Huckabee earning 21% of the vote.

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December 8, 2007

Edwards Ties Giuliani, Leads Huckabee by Four

Former Senator John Edwards is in pitched battles with each of two top GOP candidates in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 7, 2007

Just 18% Believe Iran has Stopped Nuclear Weapons Development Program

Just 18% of American voters believe that Iran has halted its nuclear weapons program. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 66% disagree and say Iran has not stopped its nuclear weapons program.

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December 6, 2007

South Carolina: Clinton 36% Obama 34%

New York Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary has disappeared. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Clinton with 36% of the vote while Obama is the top choice for 34% of the state’s Likely Primary Voters

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December 6, 2007

South Carolina: Huckabee 25% Romney 18% Thompson 18%

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has taken the lead in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Huckabee with 25% of the vote, Mitt Romney with 18% and Fred Thompson with 18%. A month ago, Romney and Thompson were on top.

December 6, 2007

Clinton Leads Giuliani, Romney by Three Percentage Points

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton now attracts just 3% more support than either Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney in hypothetical general-election contests.

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December 6, 2007

Despite Growing Optimism, 53% Still Want All American Troops Out of Iraq by End of 2008

Fifty-three percent (53%) of likely voters want U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by the end of 2008. Despite growing optimism about the War on Terror, that figure is unchanged since in mid-November.