Public Opinion: Do Polls of the Barack Obama-John McCain Matchup Matter This Far Out?
Opinion
- July 24, 2008
Is it too early to pay attention to presidential preference polls?
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Will Obama Get a Bounce in the Polls After His Foreign Trip?
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- July 23, 2008
So far, the polls don't show him getting a big lift.
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Housing Rumble Polls Open
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- July 22, 2008
Who won—the real estate agent or the 'for sale by owner' executive?
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Latest Presidential Polls Show a New List of Target States for Obama and McCain
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- July 16, 2008
Tracking polls show states not targeted in 2004 are now important.
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Small Biz Owners Say 'Thanks, but No Thanks' to Economic Stimulus
Risky Business
- July 14, 2008
Obama, McCain votes from small businesses are still up in the air.
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Has Barack Obama Peaked Too Soon?
By Bonnie Erbe -
To the Contrary
- July 14, 2008
Poll numbers are raising questions about whether the Illinois senator is following the Hillary arc.
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New Poll Finds More Than Half of Democrats Want Clinton as Obama's Vice President
By Kent Garber -
Nation & World
- July 10, 2008
It also shows most voters don't think McCain is too old to be president.
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Education Takes Back Seat to Rising Gas Prices
By Eddy Ramírez -
On Education
- June 27, 2008
But a poll says education is among the top election issues.
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NARAL Poll Shows Abortion Issue Could Push Independents and Pro-Choice Republicans to Obama
By Liz Halloran -
Nation & World
- June 16, 2008
The poll found if voters know the candidates' stances, they choose Obama over McCain.
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Most Californians Support Gay Marriage
By Justin Ewers -
Nation & World
- May 28, 2008
A new poll finds a small majority believe same-sex couples should be able to marry.
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New Poll Finds Big Shift Toward Obama
By Justin Ewers -
Nation & World
- May 22, 2008
Californians give Obama a significant edge over Clinton and McCain.
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Is the Economy Killing Small Business?
By Matthew Bandyk -
Risky Business
- May 20, 2008
Small food-and-beverage sellers show plenty of resilience.
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Voters (Heart) Obama, But Think Like McCain
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- May 16, 2008
This election is starting to look like a tragic play, one where the heart fights the brain.
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Polls Show Clinton and Obama Locked in Tight Races
By Nikki Schwab -
Nation & World
- May 6, 2008
Indiana and North Carolina voters cast ballots today in the critical primaries.
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More Projections on the Popular Vote for Clinton and Obama
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- April 25, 2008
The latest polls still make it possible that Clinton could win the popular vote or come very close.
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Wall Street Still Sees an Obama Presidency
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- April 24, 2008
Investors are not buying into McCain’s polling parity with the Democrats.
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Despite Pennsylvania Win, Clinton and Obama Have Similar Chances of Beating McCain
By Liz Halloran -
Nation & World
- April 23, 2008
Going forward, state demographics could matter more to primary results than campaigning.
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Can Clinton Win the Popular Vote?
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- April 17, 2008
New polls show Clinton could still win the popular vote while Obama takes the delegate count.
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Unmarried Women are the 'Soccer Moms' of the 2008 Presidential Election
By Liz Halloran -
Nation & World
- April 15, 2008
This cycle, the campaigns must focus on a new key demographic in order to win the White House.
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President Bush's Poll Numbers Are Going From Bad to Worse
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
News Desk
- April 11, 2008
President Bush is spending the weekend at his Texas ranch. But there's no escape from bad news in the ratings department.
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McCain's Poll Numbers Are Breaking the Idea of Traditional Red and Blue States
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- April 11, 2008
Polls show a McCain-Rice ticket beating a Clinton-Obama or Obama-Clinton ticket in New York.
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Poll: The Economy Stinks—Blame Washington, Not Bush
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- April 10, 2008
A new Pew survey seems to blame GOP-ers and Dems alike.
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Clinton's Sag in the Polls Makes Big Pennsylvania Win Unlikely
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- April 8, 2008
Recent polling suggests my projections are no longer realistic.
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Morning Buzz: April 4, 2008
News Desk
- April 4, 2008
New figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show that 80,000 jobs were lost in March — making it the worst single-month job hemorrhaging in five years. The national unemployment rate rose from 4.8 to 5.1 percent. Both figures were worse than the original estimates.
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A Small Improvement in U.S. Popularity Abroad
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- April 1, 2008
Polling suggests that the next president, Democrat or Republican, may lift sagging views of America.
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