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September 6, 2008
ARCHIVE: Poll

From Political Wire:
A new survey conducted for EMILY’s List suggests Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is not helping the Republican ticket with female voters. Among all women surveyed, Obama-Biden leads McCain-Palin, 53 percent to 35 percent.
When asked how the running mates were picked, half of those surveyed said Obama chose Biden based on his experience, while […]

Topics: Obama, McCain, Poll, Campaign 2008 |

FOX is still lying about Obama *
A fascinating new poll shows a very high correlation between which television news channels you watch and who you support for president.
87% of Fox News viewers say they are likely to vote for John McCain
Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Fox News viewers say they are likely to vote for John […]

Topics: Popular Culture, Poll, Television, Campaign 2008, Politics |

Negative campaigning is working for John McCain, according to Rasmussen.
This is the first time McCain has enjoyed even a statistically insignificant advantage since Obama clinched the Democratic nomination on June 3
…the race for the White House is tied with Barack Obama and John McCain each attracting 44% of the vote. However, when “leaners” are included, […]

Topics: Racism, Poll, Campaign 2008 |

Polling before Labor Day in the presidential race is all but useless, still – this is amazing:
These numbers bode well for the defeat of Proposition 8, the homophobe lobby’s attempt to amend the California Constitution to revoke the right to marry for gay couples.
The latest statewide poll, conducted by the Field organization, shows Democrat […]

Topics: McCain, Obama, Poll, Campaign 2008, California, Politics |

From the latest Harris Poll:
President Bush’s latest ratings are 24 percent positive and fully 75 percent negative. Previously, his worst numbers were 26 percent positive and 72 percent negative in April of this year. His ratings are substantially worse than those of any president, except for Jimmy Carter (22c-77 percent in July 1980), since Harris […]

Topics: Poll, Worst Vice President Ever, Worst President Ever |

Writing in the New York Times, Neil deGrasse Tyson, a host on PBS’ “Nova,”
presents statistical analysis based on research by a pair of astrophysicists that predicts that if the general election were held today, Hillary Clinton would beat John McCain, while Barack Obama would lose:
“If the general election were held today, Mr. Obama would win […]

Topics: Poll, Campaign 2008 |

Who’d a thunk it?
In the Marlin Co.’s 14th annual “Attitudes in the American Workplace” poll, nearly 75 percent of workers said the American Dream was less attainable today than eight years ago. And 52 percent said it was unreachable for the average American.
The survey defines the American Dream as the opportunity to have a nice […]

Topics: Obama, Economy, Poll, Campaign 2008, Politics |

Just last week, the Los Angeles Times poll on an initiative being floated for the November ballot that would force an amendment onto the California constitution that banned gay marriage found that 54 percent of voters were in favor of the initiative while 36 percent opposed it.
Now a new Field Poll has produced […]

Topics: Poll, Marriage, California, Gay |

Although it is disappointing that slightly more than half of Californians disapprove of the state supreme court decision that overturned the ban on gay marriage, this represents a significant deflation of opposition from 2000, when a ballot initiative banning gay marriage passed with 61 percent of the vote.
Ballot initiatives that pass usually start with […]

Topics: Poll, Campaign 2008, California, Gay |

In a new nationwide Zogby International poll released today, Barack Obama has taken a double-digit lead over John McCain:
Democrat Barack Obama has sprinted out to a 10-point lead over Republican John McCain in a four-way presidential contest including Libertarian Bob Barr and Liberal Ralph Nader, the latest Reuters/Zogby telephone poll of likely voters nationwide shows.
Obama […]

Topics: Poll, Campaign 2008 |
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