Election 2008

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 ...

Gallup Daily: Obama and Clinton Both Tie McCain

Nomination preferences still split, Obama 47% to Clinton’s 46%

May 7, 2008
Gallup Poll Daily tracking from May 2-6, finds both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton going toe-to-toe with Republican John McCain in separate trial heats for the fall election.More ...

Obama Beats McCain Among Jewish Voters

Trails Clinton by slim margin among Jewish Democrats for the nomination

May 7, 2008
Gallup Poll Daily tracking finds Jewish Democrats continuing to favor Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, but by only a slim margin -- 50% to 43% in April, compared with 51% to 41% in March.More ...

Gallup Daily: Obama 48%, Clinton 46% for Nomination

Obama once again running even with McCain

May 6, 2008
With voters in North Carolina and Indiana set to cast their ballots for the Democratic presidential nomination today, Barack Obama (48%) and Hillary Clinton (46%) remain closely matched nationwide. Both candidates are also statistically tied with John McCain in the general election.More ...

Most Democrats Not Eager for Either Candidate to Drop Out

Seven in 10 want superdelegates to commit before the August convention

May 6, 2008
Prior to Tuesday’s North Carolina and Indiana primaries, 60% of Democrats said that both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton should continue to campaign; 23% said Clinton should drop out and 15% said Obama should.More ...
Majority of Democrats Say Keep Campaigning

Majority of Democrats Say Keep Campaigning

May 6, 2008
More than half of Democrats (60%) think that both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton should continue to campaign for the Democratic nomination. Twenty-three percent say Clinton should drop out and 15% say Obama should drop out.
Gallup Glance Around the Globe

Gallup Glance Around the Globe

May 5, 2008
Data-driven insights into the Reverend Wright controversy in the U.S. election, Russia's new president, gas prices in the United States, and the food crisis in Bangladesh.
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