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Dec 7, 2007 6:15 AM CST

Bush Losing Military Families

60% no longer support Bush or Iraq war

(Newser) - Military families, traditionally staunch supporters of presidents in time of war, are abandoning President Bush and wavering in their endorsement of the conflict in Iraq, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. Nearly 60% of military families disapprove of the president's job performance and say the war is not...

Hillary Clings
to Lead in NH

Dec 6, 2007 4:07 AM CST

Hillary Clings to Lead in NH

Obama trails by just 6%; Hillary hopes to gain ground here if she loses Iowa

(Newser) - As Iowa's race heats up, so does the battle for New Hampshire. In the New England race, Clinton leads Obama 35%-29%, while Edwards trails with 17% and Richardson brings up the rear with 10%, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. All other candidates garnered less than 4% support. Clinton...

Americans Glummer on Economy

Dec 5, 2007 2:14 PM CST

Americans Glummer on Economy

71% expect recession; oil, mortgages are concerns, survey finds

(Newser) - More than half of Americans think the economy is performing poorly, and 71% predict a recession within the year, a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows. Energy prices in particular are contributing to the grim outlook and cautious spending, Bloomberg reports. "I probably will spend less this year because...

Hillary Gets Comfy in Blue Collar

Nov 24, 2007 7:50 PM CST

Hillary Gets Comfy in Blue Collar

Working-class women form Clinton's most ardent supporters

(Newser) - Women of all stripes like Hillary Clinton, but her most ardent supporters aren’t her high-powered peers, but working-class women. That oft-neglected voting block represents Hillary’s backbone, the Boston Globe reports, admiring the tough resolve she projects and her populist policies. To exploit the edge, Clinton is softening her...

Clinton, Obama Duel Over His Experience

Nov 21, 2007 7:39 PM CST

Clinton, Obama Duel Over His Experience

She says he hasn't got foreign policy smarts; he says he's lived it

(Newser) - Clinton and Obama exchanged volleys on the campaign trail yesterday over Obama's foreign policy experience, Reuters reports. After Obama said the years he spent living abroad as a child give him a better perspective on international affairs, Clinton fired back that her experience as senator and first lady better prepares...

Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Election

Nov 16, 2007 2:05 PM CST

Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Election

European body blames Moscow for 'delays and restrictions'

(Newser) - An international election watchdog agency has canceled its mission to monitor Russia’s December vote because its delegation's visa applications “have continuously been denied,” reports the Washington Post. The lack of oversight by the agency, part of the 55-member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, is expected...

Clinton Rocks the Youth Vote

Nov 10, 2007 12:19 PM CST

Clinton Rocks the Youth Vote

Poll shows Hillary has big lead among twenty-somethings

(Newser) - Hillary has taken a big lead over Obama among twenty-somethings, a new poll says. The recent survey of 400 18- to 29-year-old Democrats shows Clinton with 54% of the vote over Obama's 24%, reports Politico. Previous polls had showed Obama ahead among youths or the two running neck-and-neck. "Young...

Throw the Bums Out, Says Poll

Nov 9, 2007 4:35 PM CST

Throw the Bums Out, Says Poll

Record numbers say congressional incumbents need to go

(Newser) - Americans are so unhappy with Congress that they've set a polling record. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed in a new poll say most members shouldn’t be re-elected, which might foreshadow a rough 2008 for incumbents, CNN reports. Republicans inspired more anger than Democrats, with 38% and 50%, respectively, saying...

Hillary Vulnerable in National Poll

Nov 8, 2007 11:39 AM CST

Hillary Vulnerable in National Poll

Democratic frontrunner in dead heat with Giuliani

(Newser) - Americans want a Democratic president, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows—but they're not as sure they want it to be Hillary Clinton. Though respondents favored a Democrat to replace President Bush, 50% to 35%, Clinton runs in a dead heat with Republican frontrunner Rudy Giuliani. “I...

83% Back Sacrifice to Fight Warming

Nov 6, 2007 7:45 AM CST

83% Back Sacrifice to Fight Warming

But global survey mixed on higher fuel taxes

(Newser) - Four out of five people worldwide indicated they're ready to make personal lifestyle changes to combat global warming—even those from the worst carbon dioxide spewers, China and the US, according to a BBC poll of 22,000 people. Support was mixed, however, on increasing taxes on coal and oil,...

Half of GOP Evangelicals Might Ditch Giuliani: Poll

Nov 1, 2007 4:39 PM CDT

Half of GOP Evangelicals Might Ditch Giuliani: Poll

55% would consider third-party candidate

(Newser) - 55% of white evangelical Republicans would consider a third-party candidate if the 2008 presidential race comes down to Rudy Giuliani vs. Hillary Clinton, according to a new survey. The GOP frontrunner's views on abortion, gay rights and gun control are too liberal for the tastes of many conservative Christians; evangelicals...

Romney Rules Iowa Poll; Clinton and Obama Tied

Oct 29, 2007 3:03 PM CDT

Romney Rules Iowa Poll; Clinton and Obama Tied

Edwards falls off; Huckabee climbs

(Newser) - Mitt Romney continues to build a massive lead in Iowa, where his only vulnerability seems to comes from the Christian conservative dash to Mike Huckabee; Romney is up 8.4% since August to a total of 36.2% in a University of Iowa poll out today, while Huckabee has spiked...

Clinton Up by 21 Points in NH

Oct 14, 2007 4:01 PM CDT

Clinton Up by 21 Points in NH

Key nomination state also prefers Romney over Giuliani, poll says

(Newser) - Hillary's up by 21 points over Obama in New Hampshire, a new poll says, and Mitt's got a 6% edge on Giuliani. More than half of state Dems say Hillary has the best shot at beating a Republican in 2008, but roles reverse on the GOP side: "While Mitt...

Hillary Grabs the Lead in Iowa

Oct 8, 2007 5:19 AM CDT

Hillary Grabs the Lead in Iowa

Des Moines Register poll give Sen. Clinton momentum heading for caucus

(Newser) - Three months before the Iowa Caucus, Hillary Clinton has opened up a commanding lead among likely voters, a new poll by the Des Moines Register finds. The poll shows 29% preferring Clinton, 23% John Edwards, and 22% Barack Obama. In the paper's last poll in May, Edwards led with 29%...

Rudy, Mitt in Dead Heat in NH

Sep 27, 2007 4:37 AM CDT

Rudy, Mitt in Dead Heat in NH

Giuliani Catches Romney in run up to New Hampshire primary

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's early lead in the GOP race for New Hampshire has evaporated; Rudy Giuliani is now in a dead heat with the former Massachusetts governor in a new CNN-University of New Hampshire poll. Though Giuliani has been the nationwide frontrunner, Romney had a 14-point lead in NH in July....

Thompson Closing in
on Giuliani

Sep 12, 2007 2:47 AM CDT

Thompson Closing in on Giuliani

New candidate in dead heat with GOP front runner: CNN poll

(Newser) - Just five days into his official run for the presidency, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has moved within a percentage point of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in a CNN popularity poll. Thompson won the support of 27% of registered Republicans, while Giuliani garnered 28%. With a 5-point...

Financial Woes Crucial Issue in '08 Election

Aug 23, 2007 3:51 PM CDT

Financial Woes Crucial Issue in '08 Election

AARP voters concerned about their wallets, new poll shows

(Newser) - A new poll of AARP members shows that financial security will be a big factor in how 90% will vote in early 2008 presidential primaries, the Politico reports. Though many of the 5,000 potential voters aren't familiar with candidates' positions on financial and health issues, one pollster says, more...

From Whispers, GOP Hopefuls Aim for a Roar

Aug 9, 2007 3:42 PM CDT

From Whispers, GOP Hopefuls Aim for a Roar

Backchannel back-stabbing on rise ahead of Iowa poll

(Newser) - With second-tier candidates sensing that Saturday's straw poll may be their last, best chance to stay in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Iowa is abuzz with whispering campaigns, Slate's John Dickerson says. The homegrown negative ads are a major tool for cash-poor politicians with names like Tancredo, Brownback...

Gay Support Turns Off
Swing Voters

Aug 8, 2007 7:15 PM CDT

Gay Support Turns Off Swing Voters

Endorsements hurt more than help in key states, poll finds

(Newser) - The backing of gay rights groups could turn swing-state voters against a candidate, new polls show. Politico reports that Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania voters, by a large margin, consider the support of such groups reason to vote against rather than for a candidate; no one since JFK has been elected...

Hillary Widens Lead Over Barack

Aug 1, 2007 7:31 PM CDT

Hillary Widens Lead Over Barack

Either one would beat Rudy, based on new poll

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton continues to stretch out her lead in the race for the Democratic nomination; she now beats Obama 43% to 22%, according to a new WSJ/NBC News poll taken after the last contentious candidate debate. A month ago she had a 14-point lead. Clinton has steadily increased her standing...