Confidence About Iraq Hits All-Time High
Voter confidence about the situation in Iraq has hit an all time high.
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November 5, 2008
November 5, 2008
McCain’s Fortunes Fell With the Stock Market
For John McCain, the crash of Lehman Brothers on Wall Street was worse than the Crash of 1929. Looking back over the course of the campaign, it seems clear that the financial meltdown in mid-September was the final, decisive, event that secured Obama’s path to the White House.
November 5, 2008
Majority Say What's Good for China Not Good for U.S.
While the majority of Americans believe relations with China are important, most do not think the economies of the two countries are very dependent on one another.
November 5, 2008
Most Voters Made Up Their Minds Weeks Ago
So when did voters really decide how they were going to vote?
November 5, 2008
To Conservatives Who Are Thinking About Tomorrow By Tony Blankley
In regard to attitude, America's conservatives could do worse than to be moved by those lines of Robert Blake from another place and another time on behalf of a similar sacred cause then not yet realized.
November 4, 2008
First Time Voters Heavily Favor Democrats on Generic Ballot
The Democrats now lead Republicans by six percentage points on the Election Day edition of the generic congressional ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if given the choice, 47% of voters would choose their district’s Democratic candidate, while 41% would choose the Republican candidate.
November 4, 2008
Majority Say Reporters Tried To Help Obama
As the presidential campaign comes to a close, a majority of voters (51%) say most reporters have tried to help Barack Obama win the presidency.
November 4, 2008
Palin More Popular With GOP Voters Than McCain
Republicans are happier with their vice presidential candidate than their presidential nominee, while Democrats feel good about both candidates on their ticket, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 4, 2008
59% Expect Obama to Win
On the night before America votes, 59% of likely U.S. voters expect Barack Obama to be elected president.
November 4, 2008
One-Third of Obama Voters Plan To Be Out Today
Looks like there’ll be a lot fewer Democrats in the office on Election Day.
November 4, 2008
Election 2008: Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The final Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Election 2008 shows Barack Obama with 52% of the vote while John McCain is six points back at 46%. One percent (1%) of voters say they’ll select a third-party option while 1% remain undecided.
November 4, 2008
Is Obama Swiping the Tax Cut Issue? By Lawrence Kudlow
Wouldn't it be the height of irony if Barack Obama wins this election as the Ronald Reagan tax-cutter? His tax plans are severely flawed, and his campaign narrative to support them is all wrong.
November 4, 2008
Bankrupt with the Facts - By Debra J. Saunders
The blog headline read: "Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry" and the author charged that the audio of the meeting with Obama "(had) been hidden from the public."
November 4, 2008
Helping the Right 'Homeowners' By Froma Harrop
The Treasury Department is working on a $40 billion, $50 billion -- who's counting anymore? -- plan to guarantee perhaps 3 million "at-risk" mortgages. Now that the Wall Street players have been taken care of, the time has apparently come to bail out some little people.
November 3, 2008
Electoral College: Obama 260 McCain 160
In the Electoral College projections, Rasmussen Reports now shows Obama leading 260 to 160. When states that are leaning in one way or the other are included, Obama leads 313 to 160. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed for victory.
November 2, 2008
Beware of Exit Polls
Will they or won’t they – take a few minutes to take an exit poll, that is?
November 2, 2008
The Unexpected Campaign Season That Was By Debra Saunders
The biggest loser in this 2008 election is obvious even before the first vote has been counted: conventional wisdom. Remember last year when Hillary Rodham Clinton was considered the shoo-in for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, after which she was supposed to waltz into the Oval Office?
November 1, 2008
New Rasmussen Reports Partisan Weighting Targets: 39.9% Democrat 33.4% Republican
Like all polling firms, Rasmussen Reports weights its data to reflect the population at large. Among other targets, Rasmussen Reports weights data by political party affiliation using a dynamic weighting process.
November 1, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week of October 27, 2008
During the final full week of Election 2008, voters told us the same thing they’ve been saying since mid-September—Barack Obama has a modest but stable lead in the race for the White House.
October 31, 2008
63% Say Obama More Likely to Restrict Gun Rights
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. voters (63%) say Barack Obama is more likely than John McCain to restrict an individual’s right to own a gun, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
