Barack Obama has hit the 50% mark in a new USA Today / Gallup poll. He now leads McCain 50% - 43%. The Democratic National Convention significantly boosted Americans' views of Barack Obama as a strong leader who "shares your values" and … [Read more...]
Second Suffolk Figures, Hold the Salt
That poll, Cohen says, was message testing, not voting. "It didn't have Sonia winning, but it did show that she could close the gap" that she started with as an unknown. Because Wilkerson hadn't bothered to collect the 300 … [Read more...]
Poll – are YOU civic engaged – or NOT?
I figure the questions needs to be asked. After all, if "you" are silent and are not informed, you will be out-voiced by others who are not silent and are involved. That does not make your legislators "venal" but there is an old, … [Read more...]
I’ve been robopolled!
A machine from WBZ-TV phoned me this evening and asked me a minute's worth of questions for a story to run soon, keyed apparently to Gov. Patrick's big speech on the economy. The questions and my answers, apart from demographics: Do … [Read more...]
CNN says THIS Democratic Candidate is the only one who would defeat EVERY Republican Candidate
From my inbox today! http://www.democraticcentral.c... CNN poll -- Edwards is only Democrat who beats all Republicans According to a CNN poll out today, December 11*, on a national basis, of the top 3 Democrats and the top 4 … [Read more...]
Concord Monitor Poll: Obama Closes Gap on Clinton in NH
The Monitor's Sarah Liebowitz writes:Of the likely Democratic primary voters surveyed for the Monitor poll, 37 percent aren't registered with a political party. When it came to those undeclared voters, Obama trounced his opponents: 40 … [Read more...]
John Edwards wins straw poll today
In my presentation, one of the items I highlighted was that John Edwards publicly admitted to being wrong in his Iraq vote. In my opinion, a candidate who can admit they were wrong, rather than saying "Oh! I have seen the … [Read more...]
The Amazing Frozen Horserace
The question was worded:"What if the primary or caucus in your state was narrowed down to Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards and Barack Obama? Regardless of your choice for president, if the election were being held today for whom would … [Read more...]
Edwards Moves Past Obama in NH
WMUR/CNN poll. Things are starting to get interesting in NH.Clinton 27 percent Edwards 21 percentObama at 20 percentFrom CNN.The poll's sampling error of plus or minus 5.5 percentage points means that Clinton and Edwards are in a … [Read more...]
Republican Ranks Dwindling
How can the Republicans refloat their leaky boat? One would suppose a good crop of POTUS nominees might help, but... When top and bottom candidates alike keep sucking up to the likes of Pat "[The] feminist agenda is not about … [Read more...]