Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2795 Polls - Rasmussen Reports en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:07:39 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2795 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080821/pl_rasmussen/nhprezaugust20080821 rasmussen/20080821/nhprezaugust20080821 Rasmussen Reports Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:07:39 GMT Rasmussen Reports - The presidential race in New Hampshire is now a toss-up. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that Barack Obama's once-double-digit lead over John McCain is down to a statistically insignificant one-point lead, 43% to 42%. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080820/pl_rasmussen/ohprez20080820 rasmussen/20080820/ohprez20080820 Rasmussen Reports Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:50:24 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Ohio, the ultimate swing state in Election 2004, continues to lean in John McCain's direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080819/pl_rasmussen/russiageorgiaconflict20080819 rasmussen/20080819/russiageorgiaconflict20080819 Rasmussen Reports Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:38:26 GMT Rasmussen Reports - While confusion continues to reign in Georgia as to Russia's intentions there and NATO prepares to get into the act, 50% of Americans believe the United Nations should send peacekeepers to the region, but only 22% say U.S. troops should be involved. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080818/pl_rasmussen/dailytrackingpoll20080818 rasmussen/20080818/dailytrackingpoll20080818 Rasmussen Reports Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:45:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080818/pl_rasmussen/dailytrackingpoll20080818"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080819/2008_08_18t165442_450x337_us_usa_politics_vicepresident.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=yRhxd2X_UA7WrrVLHaGY4g--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama greets supporters as he arrives at the town hall at Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 18, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Rasmussen Reports - The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 44% of the vote while John McCain earns 43%. When "leaners" are included, it's Obama 47% and McCain 46% (see recent daily results). Tracking Polls are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day (Premium Members can see more at the Daily Snapshot). Sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it's free).</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080818/pl_rasmussen/dailytrackingpoll20080818"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080819/2008_08_18t165442_450x337_us_usa_politics_vicepresident.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=yRhxd2X_UA7WrrVLHaGY4g--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama greets supporters as he arrives at the town hall at Rio Grande High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 18, 2008. (Jim Young/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Rasmussen Reports) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080818/pl_rasmussen/babyboost20080818 rasmussen/20080818/babyboost20080818 Rasmussen Reports Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:19:30 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Senator Tom Coburn is unknown to most Americans, but the strange workings of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics could end up making the Oklahoma Republican far more popular than he is today. The numbers in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also highlight the huge gap between the culture of Washington and the American people. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080815/pl_rasmussen/hillarynomination20080815 rasmussen/20080815/hillarynomination20080815 Rasmussen Reports Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:43:52 GMT Rasmussen Reports - One third of voters nationwide (33%) agree with Barack Obama that allowing Senator Hillary Clinton's name to also be placed in nomination at the Democratic National Convention will "help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong united fashion." But slightly more (40%) believe it will hurt party unity. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080814/pl_rasmussen/virginiaprez20080814 rasmussen/20080814/virginiaprez20080814 Rasmussen Reports Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:24:12 GMT Rasmussen Reports - It's hard to imagine a closer political race than the battle for Virginia's Electoral College votes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080813/pl_rasmussen/congressoil20080813 rasmussen/20080813/congressoil20080813 Rasmussen Reports Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:24:37 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Six out of 10 Americans (61%) say Congress should return to Washington immediately to vote on lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But voters overwhelmingly expect Congress to adjourn this year without taking action. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080812/pl_rasmussen/oildrilling20080812 rasmussen/20080812/oildrilling20080812 Rasmussen Reports Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:53:23 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) support going ahead with offshore oil drilling, an issue that John McCain seized on in early June as a way to help lower gas prices and has since forced Barack Obama to at least partially agree with. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080811/pl_rasmussen/mediacampaigncash20080811 rasmussen/20080811/mediacampaigncash20080811 Rasmussen Reports Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:49:40 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Voters overwhelmingly believe that politicians will "break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money," but most say there's a bigger problem in politics today—media bias. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080808/pl_rasmussen/wariniraq20080808 rasmussen/20080808/wariniraq20080808 Rasmussen Reports Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:36:36 GMT Rasmussen Reports - The number of Americans who believe getting the troops home from Iraq is more important than winning the war there has fallen below 50% for the first time since Rasmussen Reports began polling on the question in May. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080807/pl_rasmussen/hillaryelection20080807 rasmussen/20080807/hillaryelection20080807 Rasmussen Reports Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:56:20 GMT Rasmussen Reports - With Hillary Clinton scheduled to make her first solo campaign appearance for Barack Obama this Friday, more than seven out of 10 Democrats (72%) rate her conduct as good or excellent since dropping out of the presidential race. Sixty percent (60%) of all voters agree. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080806/pl_rasmussen/mccainobamarace20080806 rasmussen/20080806/mccainobamarace20080806 Rasmussen Reports Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:15:14 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Sometimes in the day-to-day tracking of a Presidential race, it's hard to separate statistical noise from larger trends. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080805/pl_rasmussen/obamaenergyplan20080805 rasmussen/20080805/obamaenergyplan20080805 Rasmussen Reports Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:43:21 GMT Rasmussen Reports - With Barack Obama launching an energy offensive this week to regain ground lost to John McCain and the Republicans, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most voters favor the presumptive Democratic nominee's proposal for a $1,000 energy credit for working families. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080804/pl_rasmussen/affirmativeaction20080804 rasmussen/20080804/affirmativeaction20080804 Rasmussen Reports Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:05:33 GMT Rasmussen Reports - John McCain's rejection of affirmative action as presently constituted drew stony silence from a black audience on Friday, but even Barack Obama has problems with the government's use of a quota system to advance women and minorities. Both men are careful, too, to suggest that something needs to take its place. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080801/pl_rasmussen/mtprez20080801 rasmussen/20080801/mtprez20080801 Rasmussen Reports Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:49:52 GMT Rasmussen Reports - The good news for John McCain in Montana is that he's gained six points on Barack Obama over the past month. The bad news is that the race is essentially even in a state that George W. Bush won by 20-percentage points in 2004 and by 24 points four years earlier. Even Bob Dole managed to win Montana's three Electoral College votes, albeit by a narrow 44% to 41% margin, with Ross Perot picking up 14%. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080731/pl_rasmussen/mccainelection20080731 rasmussen/20080731/mccainelection20080731 Rasmussen Reports Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:54:37 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Thirty percent (30%) of conservative Democrats say they're voting for John McCain. Rasmussen Reports data also shows the Republican hopeful picking up support from 19% of White Democrats and 15% of Democrats over the age of 50. These results are from national telephone survey interviews conducted with 14,000 Likely Voters during the two weeks ending July 24. The sample includes 5,074 Democratic voters. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080730/pl_rasmussen/warterror20080730 rasmussen/20080730/warterror20080730 Rasmussen Reports Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:32:45 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Americans continue to show confidence that the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror. The newest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 50% of voters believe the U.S. is winning, while just 21% say the terrorists are ahead. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080729/pl_rasmussen/demvp20080729 rasmussen/20080729/demvp20080729 Rasmussen Reports Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:50:00 GMT Rasmussen Reports - When it comes to whom voters like among Barack Obama's possible running mates, it's all about the also-rans. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20080729/pl_rasmussen/rasemploy20080729 rasmussen/20080729/rasemploy20080729 Rasmussen Reports Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:47:29 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Workers' confidence in the labor markets stabilized in July after falling to a record low in June.