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  • July 2008

    • Calif. Against Gay Marriage Ban: Poll

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 19, 08 4:59 PM CDT

      Calif. Against Gay Marriage Ban: Poll

      A small majority of Californians polled would vote against a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in November, the Los Angeles Times reports. A Field Poll of 672 voters found that 51% oppose Proposition 8, while 42% support it. The ballot measure would define marriage as being exclusively between a man and a woman. More »

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      California  • poll  • gay marriage  • same-sex marriage  • referendum  • ballots

    • Racial Divide Persists Despite Obama: Poll

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 12:57 AM CDT

      Racial Divide Persists Despite Obama: Poll

      Barack Obama's often hailed "post-racial" run for the White House is, in fact, unfolding in an America still sharply divided by race, a New York Times /CBS News poll has discovered. The lives of most Americans are as racially segregated as they were 8 years ago, the poll says. Black and white Americans differed on almost every question on race relations—although both agreed America is ready for a black president. More »

    • Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq Stances: Poll

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 15, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq Stances: Poll

      Barack Obama and John McCain have battled each other to a draw when it comes to Iraq, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll. Americans are split more or less down the middle on Iraq policy, with 50% supporting Obama’s withdrawal timetable and 49% backing McCain’s open-ended approach. In general, 47% trust McCain to handle Iraq, while 45% trust Obama. More »

    • Cellphone Users Are Missing From Polls

      newser  |  Salon  |  Jul 14, 08 7:58 AM CDT

      Cellphone Users Are Missing From Polls

      Pollsters are setting themselves up for an embarrassment, Salon predicts, by using only landlines in surveys, ignoring the 15% of American adults who use only cellphones. That 15% is predominantly young, full of students, and disproportionately black and Hispanic. They are not, in other words, likely McCain voters. Add this uncounted bloc, and Obama’s lead could jump 2% or more, two veteran pollsters tell Salon. More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • Obama 2008  • poll  • young voters  • demographics  • poll numbers

  • June 2008

    • What's Up With the Prez Polls?

      newser  |  CQPolitics  |  Jun 29, 08 10:20 AM CDT

      What's Up With the Prez Polls?

      Voter polls on John McCain and Barack Obama are all over the map: Gallup has them neck-and-neck, while LA Times /Bloomberg and Newsweek say Obama leads by up to 15 points. What gives? One expert says the latter polls relied too heavily on Democrats. "We know that the best predictor of how someone is going to vote is their party ID," Pew Research editor Richard Morin tells CQPolitics. More »

    • Obama Grabs 15-Point Lead Over McCain: Poll

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Jun 20, 08 8:21 PM CDT

      Obama Grabs 15-Point Lead Over McCain: Poll

      Breaking out of a tight race, Barack Obama registered a 51% to 36% lead over John McCain in the newest Newsweek nationwide poll, released today. Obama's bounce, expected after Hillary Clinton conceded him the Democratic nomination, comes courtesy of younger voters, who prefer him by 66% to 27%. Among registered voters age 40 and up, the two hopefuls are in a statistical dead heat. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • presidential election  • poll  • Newsweek

    • Obama Up in Swing States, Making Red Inroads

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  Jun 18, 08 7:06 PM CDT

      Obama Up in Swing States, Making Red Inroads

      Barack Obama holds a 2-point edge over John McCain in recently red Virginia, a poll margin Eric Kleefeld, on Talking Points Memo, sees allowing Obama to make “the map of competitive states really ... much broader than usual this year.” Blogger Nate at FiveThirtyEight.com reads in the numbers that Obama's lead is “an unusually robust one in terms of the Electoral College.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Florida  • poll  • Ohio  • Virginia  • Pennsylvania

  • May 2008
  • April 2008

    • Colbert Not World's Most Influential Person

      newser  |  Time  |  Apr 30, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Colbert Not World's Most Influential Person

      The result of an annual Time poll to name the most influential person in the world didn’t exactly give closure to a heated rivalry between contenders Stephen Colbert and Korean pop star Rain—neither took the top honor. That went to programmer Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo’s Wii, as well as the Mario, Zelda, and Metroid game franchises. More »

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      poll  • Nintendo Wii  • Stephen Colbert  • Larry King  • The Colbert Report  • Time magazine

    • Labour Will Lose London, Final Poll Says

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 29, 08 9:21 AM CDT

      Labour Will Lose London, Final Poll Says

      With 48 hours to go before the election, a final poll gives Boris Johnson a 10-point edge in the race for mayor of London. The shambolic Tory is poised to romp to victory over incumbent Ken Livingstone Thursday, according to the pollster YouGov. The finding is completely at odds with other surveys, which have consistently judged the race too close to call, writes the Guardian . More »

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      United Kingdom  • London  • Gordon Brown  • poll  • Labour Party  • Conservative Party  • Ken Livingstone  • Boris Johnson

    • Dems Shower Each Other With Attacks

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 20, 08 8:02 PM CDT

      Dems Shower Each Other With Attacks

      Democratic hopefuls blasted each other's tactics today as Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary fast approaches, the Caucus blog reports. Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama's campaign "negative" and released an ad saying he spreads “false charges” about her health care plan. Obama's camp rolled out an ad rejecting her claim that he takes money from PACs and lobbyists. More »

    • McCain Expands Fan Club

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 17, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      McCain Expands Fan Club

      John McCain has been quietly winning back Republicans unhappy with the Bush era—and can even claim the support of many moderate Democrats. A new poll shows 20% of the electorate remains undecided, but McCain is now virtually tied with either Democrat—a far better result than the 13-point lead enjoyed last November by unnamed Democrat over unnamed Republican, the AP reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • poll

    • Poll: McCain Ties Obama, Beats Clinton Narrowly

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 16, 08 4:38 PM CDT

      Poll: McCain Ties Obama, Beats Clinton Narrowly

      John McCain is tied with Barack Obama and has a 5-point edge over Hillary Clinton in a Reuters poll out today—an improvement for the Democrats. On economic stewardship, the Republican had a 3-point margin over Obama and a 5-point margin over Clinton. The pollster said the Dems continue hurting each other, “and McCain is getting a free pass.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • economy  • poll  • Ralph Nader  • Bob Barr

    • Voters Back Fight to the End

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT

      Voters Back Fight to the End

      The majority of Democrats want Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to battle to the bitter end rather than concede, a Washington Post -ABC News poll has found. The poll also shows Obama has opened a national10-point lead over Clinton among Democrats, and most say he is now the more electable of the two as negative opinions of both Clintons increase. More »

    • 'Bitter' Voters Hand Obama 9-Point Lead

      newser  |  Gallup  |  Apr 13, 08 7:29 PM CDT

      'Bitter' Voters Hand Obama 9-Point Lead

      Barack Obama is holding a 9-point lead over Hillary Clinton despite the uproar over "Bittergate." He is ahead by 50% to 41%, a margin he has maintained with little change for the past week, including Friday and yesterday.  Meanwhile, he and Clinton are both in statistical dead heats with John McCain. Any fallout from Obama's remark, that some rural Americans are "bitter," should be perceptible in the coming days, Gallup reports. More »

  • March 2008

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