Election 2008

Post-IN/NC, Democrats Still OK With Continuing Campaign

Majority of Democrats favor Obama selecting Clinton as running mate

May 13, 2008
A majority of Democrats (55%) say both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama should continue campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, while 35% say Clinton should drop out.More ...

Gallup Daily: Obama Pulls Ahead of Clinton, 50% to 43%

Both Democrats now lead McCain in fall ballots

May 12, 2008
For the first time in nearly three weeks, Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton in national Democratic preferences by a statistically significant margin, 50% to 43%. Both Democrats are now beating John McCain by their widest margins to date.More ...

Bush May Be as Harmful to McCain as Wright Is to Obama

One-third of likely voters say they are less likely to vote for McCain because of Bush

May 12, 2008
John McCain’s association with George W. Bush makes 38% of likely voters less likely to support McCain in the presidential election, slightly more than the 33% who say this about Barack Obama and his ties with Jeremiah Wright. But a majority of voters say neither relationship will affect their vote.More ...
How Candidate Associations Affect Votes

How Candidate Associations Affect Votes

May 12, 2008
Americans assess how Barack Obama's association with Reverend Wright, Hillary Clinton's with Bill Clinton, and John McCain's with President Bush affects their vote.

Gallup Daily: Obama 49%, Clinton 45%

Clinton and Obama outpoll McCain in general election matchups

May 11, 2008
Barack Obama remains in a slightly advantageous position in national Democratic voters’ nomination preferences, with 49% supporting him and 45% Hillary Clinton. Both Democrats fare similarly against John McCain in general election trial heats.More ...

Gallup Daily: Obama 49%, Clinton 44%

Democratic nomination preferences remain roughly divided

May 10, 2008
Gallup Poll Daily tracking for May 7-9 shows that Barack Obama has slightly widened the gap over Hillary Clinton to a 49% to 44% margin.More ...

Gallup Daily: Obama Not Yet Pulling Away

Democratic nomination preferences remain evenly divided

May 9, 2008
The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update on Democratic voters’ presidential nomination preferences finds Barack Obama (48%) and Hillary Clinton (46%) still closely matched after the Indiana and North Carolina primaries.More ...

Gallup Daily: Clinton, Obama Remain Closely Matched

McCain Competitive with Democrats for general election

May 8, 2008
Gallup Poll Daily tracking’s latest three-day rolling average, which includes one night of interviewing following the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, continues to find Democratic voters nationwide evenly divided in their preference between Barack Obama (47%) and Hillary Clinton (46%).More ...
Obama-McCain Race Could Be Akin to 2004

Obama-McCain Race Could Be Akin to 2004

May 7, 2008
Across several subgroups, Barack Obama's support compared with John McCain's is similar to John Kerry's support compared with George W. Bush's in 2004.

Obama’s Support Similar to Kerry’s in 2004

Similar levels of support exist across white, black, blue-collar voters

May 7, 2008
Gallup Poll data suggest that Barack Obama, if he wins the Democratic nomination, will enter the general-election race in roughly the same position in which John Kerry ended his unsuccessful quest in 2004, especially among white and black voters, and voters with less than a college education.More ...
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