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                            January 1, 2008Huckabee's Perilous Perception Of Souls: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
  
In 1996, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee reportedly pressured a parole board to release a sexual predator from jail.
January 1, 2008Happy New Year: 30% Expect Hillary to Be Elected This Year
Happy New Year. On the first day of 2008, 30% of American voters expect the year to end with Hillary Clinton as President-elect.

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                            December 31, 2007A New Year’s Message From Ralph Nader
  
"Do you really believe if we replace a bunch of corporate Republicans with a bunch of corporate Democrats that anything meaningful is going to change? This has to stop. It's that simple."
December 31, 2007Democrats: Clinton Still the Frontrunner, Iowa Still a Must-Win for Obama and Edwards
  
While the dynamics of the Republican race seem to change almost every day, the storyline in the Democratic nomination race has been the same almost all year.
December 31, 2007What the Republican Candidates Need From Iowa and New Hampshire
  
Following a pre-season that lasted far too long, and at times seemed to exist only for political junkies and the media, Election 2008 is finally here.
December 31, 2007Bush in Pakistan: Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto followed urgent pleas to the State Department for the last two months by her representatives for better security protection. 
December 29, 2007The 'Two-Fer' Problem: A Commentary By Dick Morris
  
As Bill Clinton crisscrosses America defending his wife's candidacy, he's fuel ing speculation about who'd be in charge should Hillary be elected.
December 29, 2007Public Divided on Whether Bill Clinton Hurts or Helps Hillary
In terms of Hillary Clinton's campaign for President, 43% believe that Bill Clinton is a plus. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 41% hold the opposite view and consider the former President a minus for the campaign.

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                            December 29, 200754% Say 2007 Was a Good Year Personally, Just 35% Say It a Good Year for USA
  
In terms of their own personal life, most Americans (54%) say that 2007 was either a good year, an excellent year, or one of the best years ever in their life.
December 29, 2007Is Huckabee Slipping?--Obama vs. McCain--Earmark Non-Reform: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
While public polls show Mike Huckabee leading Mitt Romney in Iowa, a new survey of an oversized sample shows Huckabee slipping and no longer ahead of Romney.
December 29, 2007Lessons From The Surge: A Commentary by Michael Barone
  
There are lessons to be learned from the dazzling success of the surge strategy in Iraq. 
December 28, 2007Rasmussen Reports Announces Launch of RasmussenMarkets.com
  
Rasmussen Reports, LLC, today announced the launch of RasmussenMarkets.com, a “prediction market” that allows players to "buy and sell" candidates, issues, and news futures. 
December 28, 2007Rasmussen Reports Launches RasmussenMarkets.com
  
Rasmussen Reports has launched RasmussenMarkets.com to provide enhanced coverage of Election 2008.
December 28, 200750% Say Debates Good Way to Learn About Candidates, 64% Say Reporters Offer Biased Analysis
  
Just 50% of Likely Voters Believe that Presidential Debates are a good way to learn about the candidates.
December 28, 2007Will Arizona's Immigration Law Work?: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
  
What would happen if the United States seriously enforced the ban on hiring undocumented workers? 
December 28, 2007Benazir Bhutto. May She Rest in Peace: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
  
I met her in a green room, which, like so many others, wasn't even green. The woman doing makeup had no idea who she was and neither did the camera man, but they knew I was going on first, to discuss some OJ-like topic of no real importance, so they asked her to get out of the makeup chair so I could be "done" first
December 27, 2007GOP's Last Man Standing: John McCain: Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
Sen. John McCain, given up for dead a few weeks ago as he ran a cash-starved, disorganized campaign, today is viewed by canny Republican professionals as the best bet to win the party's presidential nomination.
December 27, 2007Top Story Of 2007: The Surge, The Military, And The Media: A Commentary By Michelle Malkin
  
There should be no question what the top story of the year was: America's counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq, the Democrats' hapless efforts to sabotage it, and the Western mainstream media's stubborn refusal to own up to military progress.
December 27, 2007Bush's Very Good Year: A Commentary by Lawrence Kudlow
  
Against all odds, and despite the usual drumbeat of criticism, President George W. Bush has had a very good year. The troop surge in Iraq is succeeding. 
December 26, 2007Clinton Competitive in North Carolina
  
North Carolina has been a safely Republican state in recent Presidential elections. Even with a home state Senator as the Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate in 2004, President George W. Bush carried the state by a dozen percentage points.