2008 Polls

Thomas B. Edsall

Bi-Polar Disorder: Is The Presidential Race Really Tightening?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

Occasional blips in the polls during the closing weeks of the campaign have produced intermittent bursts of confidence among backers of John McCain an...

McClatchy: Palin's Approval Ratings Tumble -- In Alaska

Editor&Publisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Since she was picked for the Veep spot, the press has often noted that Sarah Palin has "80%" approval ratings in Alaska. Just yesterday, John McCain t...

Obama Leads McCain In Four Battleground States

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

"An emerging Democratic coalition of women, minorities and younger voters is propelling Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to leads of five to 17 percentage p...

Obama Holds 16-Point Lead In South Florida

Miami Herald | Posted 05.25.2011

In a sign that Democrat Barack Obama will be competitive in the nation's largest swing state, he is beating Republican John McCain comfortably in Sout...

Obama And Race: Most Whites Open To Black President, But Hate Groups Growing

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The Washington Post reports "an overwhelming public openness to the idea of electing an African American to the presidency." In a Post-ABC News poll...

McCain And Obama Tied In Georgia

InsiderAdvantage | Posted 05.25.2011

A New InsiderAdvantage / PollPosition survey conducted June 18 of registered likely voters in the November presidential contest shows Sen. John McCain...

McCain Appears To Trail In Trio Of Battleground States

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

New polling shows Barack Obama leading in key states, even though he hasn't gotten a significant bump in national polling since securing the Democrati...

Poll: Obama Sweeps McCain In Swing States For First Time

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

"With strong support from women, blacks and younger voters, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the apparent Democratic presidential contender, leads Arizona ...

Latest Poll Averages From RealClearPolitics

Real Clear Politics | Posted 05.25.2011

See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/ for the latest poll averages....

Iowa Poll: Clinton And Obama Close

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Iowa THE NUMBERS Hillary Rodham Clinton, 31 percent Barack Obama, 26 percent John Edwards, 19 per...

Poll: Dems Deadlocked In Iowa

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

Democrats and Republicans are both headed toward heated showdowns in Iowa, where, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, Hillary Clinton hol...

Clinton Dominant In New Poll: 33 Point Lead Over Obama

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has consolidated her place as the front-runner in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination, outpacing her ma...

Giuliani's Support Soft In Key States

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Rudolph W. Giuliani has been well ahead of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in nationwide polls, but he is far weaker in the cruc...