Iowa Caucus Screening
Polling for caucus participants is challenging for a variety of reasons including the fact that such a small percentage of the voting age population actually participates.
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October 17, 2007
October 17, 2007
Iowa: Romney 25% Thompson 19% Huckabee 18%
The first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Republican Caucus for 2008 finds Mitt Romney enjoying a six-point lead while Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee are virtually tied for second.
October 17, 2007
Iowa Caucus: Clinton 33% Edwards 22% Obama 21%
The first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Democratic Caucus for 2008 finds Senator Hillary Clinton on top with support from 33% of Likely Caucus Participants.
October 17, 2007
Companies Getting Lucky? Workers Happy but Few Employers Have Retention Strategies
Three-quarters (75 percent) of managers said they are not aware of a formal employee retention strategy at their company, according to a new survey by Hudson, a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals and talent management services worldwide.
October 16, 2007
64% Want Troops Home From Iraq
For the second straight week, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.
October 16, 2007
Missouri’s Electoral College Votes Up for Grabs
Republican hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson are doing a bit better in Missouri this month, but the classic swing state looks like it will be competitive again in 2008.
October 16, 2007
New Jersey: Clinton 51% Giuliani 40%
Hillary Clinton leads Rudy Giuliani 51% to 40% in an early look at the race for New Jersey’s Electoral Votes.
October 16, 2007
Americans Feel More Financially Secure Despite Cloudy Economic Picture
The COUNTRY Financial Security Index continued it's upward swing in October, rising 1.3 points to 69.9, as Americans felt more confident in nearly all aspects of their financial security.
October 16, 2007
Missouri Governor: Blunt (R) 44% Nixon (D) 43%
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) is facing a tough re-election battle in 2008 and the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey show that it could go either way.
October 15, 2007
Post-Debate, GOP Nomination Numbers Improve for Giuliani, Thompson
While Presidential debates this year have been plentiful and generally meaningless, this one was the first to include Fred Thompson.
October 15, 2007
Three Trends Shaping Race for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Surveys conducted last week identified three notable swings in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
October 15, 2007
McCain and Clinton Are Neck-and-Neck
Arizona Senator John McCain has fallen nearly out of the top tier in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, but he’s still competitive in a general election match-up with Senator Hillary Clinton.
October 15, 2007
41% Say Ohio School Shooting Could Have Been Prevented
According to a recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll on last week's shooting of four people at a Cleveland school, 41% of Americans believe the incident could have been prevented.
October 15, 2007
The Mood of the Country Revisited: A Commentary By Douglas Schoen
Rasmussen Reports has just issued an important new analysis of data about attitudes toward the leading candidates for President that bears further discussion.
October 15, 2007
13% Say Gore Very Likely to Make White House Run
Now that he’s captured the Nobel Peace Prize in addition to his Oscar, 13% of American adults say it’s Very Likely that Al Gore will run for the White House in 2008.
October 15, 2007
Fans Say A-Rod, Beckett Deserve MVP, Cy Young
Baseball fans have a clear preference as to who should win the year end Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards in the American League. However, in the National League the winners are far from clear cut.
October 14, 2007
As Voters Tune In, Democrats See Obama as Their Most Liberal Candidate
Further evidence that voters might be starting to pay attention to Election 2008 is found in this month’s update on ideological perceptions of the Democratic candidates.
October 13, 2007
Voters Paying Attention: Core Opposition Grows For All Top Candidates
Early in Election 2008, Rasmussen Reports polling found that only Hillary Clinton and Newt Gingrich had more than 40% of voters committed to voting against them. By August, Gingrich was no longer a serious candidate. Only Mitt Romney and Clinton could count more than 40% of all voters in their core opposition.
October 13, 2007
53% Say Internet Has Been Good for Journalism
Newspaper circulation has been eroding, television audiences shrinking, and reporters sent looking for work. But, while mainstream journalists and their companies struggle with the realities of an online world, consumers of journalism are pleased with the results.
October 12, 2007
41% of Baseball Fans Expect Red Sox to Win World Series
Forty-one percent (41%) of baseball fans expect the Boston Red Sox to win their second World Series in four years this October.
