As former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson put it: "In politics,
a week is a long time." Yesterday's assassination of Benazir Bhutto
in nuclear-armed Pakistan may well demonstrate this.
The murder of Pakistan's opposition leader will certainly increase turmoil there, especially
since many Pakistanis believe President Musharraf was either behind it
or didn't do enough to prevent it.
This event will surely affect U.S. politics.
First let's look at a new poll completed the day before Bhutto was killed,
then speculate how all that has changed.
The LA Times has just released new
polls
of Iowa and New Hampshire. The Democratic race in Iowa is a three-way statistical tie between
Hillary Clinton (29%), Barack Obama (26%), and John Edwards (25%).
In the Republican contest there, Mike Huckabee has zoomed to a big lead over Mitt Romney,
37% to 23%. In New Hampshire, it is a two-way tie between Clinton (30%) and Obama (32%) on
the Democratic side. On the Republican side, Romney (34%) is substantially ahead of John McCain (21%).
How do the events in Pakistan affect the presidential race? Of course no one knows (yet),
but it is likely that they will bring foreign policy issues to the fore.
All the candidates instantly responded to the assassination with their own spin. Translated into
English, here is what they said:
Clinton: My daughter played with her kids when I was over there in 1995
Obama: Hillary's vote on Iraq was the root cause of the assassination
Edwards: I told Musharraf to become more democratic
Giuliani: Only I can fight these nasty terrorists
McCain: The world is dangerous; I know, I have been there
Romney: We must fight violent jihadism
Thompson: There is no way we will have a woman president next year
Huckabee: I think Musharraf should lift martial law [it was lifted 2 weeks ago]
In our view, this horrible turn of events will destabilize Pakistan and may make
some Democrats think: Is a nice guy three years removed from the Illinois state Senate
ready to deal with this mess? And it may make some Republicans think: Mike loves
Jesus more than any of the other guys, but McCain actually knows a thing or two about
foreign policy. With the Iowa voting only a week away, it seems likely that the
candidates with extensive foreign policy experience are bound to benefit.
Except for the candidate with the most experience of all: Joe Biden, who isn't even
on the radar any more.
In a new
national poll
conducted by Knowledge Networks and released by the AP, Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead over
Barack Obama, 47% to 25%.
If Obama and Edwards can't stop her in Iowa, it will be nearly impossible to stop her later on.
On the GOP side, Mike Huckabee has now crept into the lead over Rudy Giuliani, 22% to 21%.
Worrisome for Huckabee is that 40% of the Republicans don't know enough about him to know whether
they have a good impression or a bad impression of him. This kind of support is as soft as butter sitting
outdoors in Nevada in July.
The cumulative polling data are below. They are also available in
.csv format.
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Alabama
Capital Survey
Nov. 27
46%
25%
6%
20%
9%
5%
22%
17%
Alabama
Capital Survey
Oct. 25
40%
21%
14%
24%
12%
7%
26%
Alabama
ARG
Aug. 2
38%
19%
17%
26%
16%
3%
31%
Alabama
Capital Survey
July 19
33%
29%
9%
20%
11%
5%
34%
Alabama
Capital Survey
May 1
37%
21%
9%
29%
23%
7%
Alabama
U. of South Alabama
Apr. 19
33%
25%
12%
28%
23%
3%
Alabama
Capital Survey
Mar. 6
35%
19%
9%
28%
23%
3%
Alabama
ARG
Feb. 13
44%
13%
11%
31%
19%
3%
Alabama
Capital Survey
Jan. 17
27%
14%
19%
20%
24%
3%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Arizona
Rocky Mtn Poll
Nov. 15
44%
14%
20%
18%
11%
10%
3%
Arizona
ARG
Oct. 9
41%
14%
16%
19%
26%
18%
15%
Arizona
ARG
July 26
39%
25%
8%
23%
32%
7%
15%
Arizona
Rocky Mtn Poll
May 29
26%
22%
7%
20%
35%
7%
Arizona
Arizona State U.
Apr. 22
25%
20%
18%
27%
32%
11%
Arizona
Rocky Mtn Poll
Mar. 21
27%
20%
9%
25%
34%
11%
Arizona
Arizona State U.
Feb. 25
28%
24%
14%
25%
44%
6%
Arizona
ARG
Feb. 13
33%
24%
13%
21%
45%
2%
Arizona
Rocky Mtn Poll
Jan. 22
32%
15%
18%
13%
40%
11%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Arkansas
ARG
Mar. 19
49%
16%
12%
12%
21%
4%
40%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
California
Field Poll
Dec. 17
36%
22%
13%
25%
12%
15%
6%
17%
California
SurveyUSA
Dec. 16
49%
30%
14%
28%
14%
16%
13%
20%
California
Public Policy Inst.
Dec. 4
44%
20%
12%
24%
11%
15%
10%
12%
California
SurveyUSA
Dec. 2
50%
24%
16%
32%
18%
14%
13%
14%
California
Field Poll
Oct. 21
45%
20%
11%
25%
12%
13%
12%
California
San Jose State U.
Oct. 8
42%
20%
14%
34%
17%
11%
7%
California
Field Poll
Sep. 11
41%
23%
14%
22%
15%
16%
16%
California
Field Poll
Aug. 12
35%
22%
16%
35%
9%
14%
13%
4%
California
ARG
Aug. 2
35%
22%
16%
30%
7%
18%
18%
California
Public Policy Inst.
June 19
41%
25%
12%
31%
16%
13%
13%
California
ARG
May 8
37%
28%
15%
27%
24%
11%
California
Field Poll
Mar. 31
41%
28%
13%
36%
24%
7%
California
SurveyUSA
Mar. 6
44%
31%
10%
41%
23%
8%
California
Datamar
Feb. 15
34%
24%
16%
41%
17%
11%
California
ARG
Jan. 17
36%
33%
6%
33%
18%
3%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Colorado
ARG
Sep. 18
36%
20%
19%
20%
12%
8%
25%
2%
Colorado
ARG
July 18
39%
22%
10%
35%
11%
9%
20%
Colorado
ARG
Apr. 2
34%
23%
17%
25%
23%
9%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Connecticut
Quinnipiac
Nov. 5
45%
19%
7%
41%
12%
13%
7%
4%
Connecticut
Quinnipiac U.
Oct. 15
43%
16%
8%
42%
14%
9%
10%
2%
Connecticut
Quinnipiac U.
May 7
28%
20%
8%
36%
15%
9%
Connecticut
Quinnipiac U.
Feb. 12
33%
21%
5%
43%
27%
4%
Connecticut
ARG
Feb. 6
40%
8%
10%
32%
21%
14%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Delaware
Fairleigh Dickinson U.
Feb. 25
34%
19%
10%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Dec. 18
43%
21%
19%
28%
13%
20%
8%
21%
Florida
SurveyUSA
Dec. 16
29%
10%
20%
8%
24%
Florida
Rasmussen
Dec. 13
45%
17%
14%
19%
6%
23%
9%
27%
Florida
Datamar
Dec. 13
44%
20%
14%
21%
10%
19%
10%
25%
Florida
SurveyUSA
Dec. 4
54%
24%
13%
32%
11%
15%
14%
18%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Dec. 3
53%
17%
7%
30%
9%
12%
10%
11%
Florida
Opinion Research
Nov. 26
51%
21%
11%
38%
11%
17%
11%
9%
Florida
Mason-Dixon
Nov. 14
42%
15%
12%
36%
10%
15%
12%
8%
Florida
Schroth Eldon
Nov. 7
48%
24%
8%
36%
12%
19%
8%
9%
Florida
SurveyUSA
Nov. 5
56%
19%
14%
34%
10%
17%
22%
8%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Oct. 22
43%
18%
12%
27%
8%
17%
19%
8%
Florida
Insider Advantage
Oct. 19
53%
19%
9%
33%
9%
17%
13%
Florida
Mason-Dixon
Sep. 18
47%
19%
9%
24%
9%
13%
23%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Sep. 9
42%
13%
9%
28%
10%
11%
17%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Aug. 6
43%
13%
8%
26%
11%
9%
19%
Florida
Mason-Dixon
July 26
31%
17%
12%
21%
11%
7%
18%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
July 16
36%
14%
9%
30%
10%
9%
18%
Florida
ARG
July 15
45%
25%
9%
33%
7%
12%
27%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
June 25
43%
16%
11%
29%
13%
9%
29%
Florida
Zogby
June 6
36%
16%
11%
31%
12%
12%
10%
Florida
Schroth/Polling Co.
May 9
42%
19%
12%
29%
15%
14%
Florida
ARG
May 8
45%
17%
15%
31%
18%
11%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Apr. 24
36%
13%
11%
38%
15%
7%
Florida
U. of North Florida
Apr. 13
35%
20%
9%
31%
14%
6%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Mar. 27
36%
13%
11%
35%
15%
5%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Mar. 4
38%
13%
6%
38%
18%
6%
Florida
Quinnipiac U.
Feb. 4
49%
13%
7%
29%
23%
6%
Florida
ARG
Jan. 9
30%
14%
15%
30%
15%
2%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Georgia
ARG
Aug. 6
35%
25%
17%
20%
7%
14%
27%
3%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Idaho
Greg Smith
July 13
31%
33%
15%
20%
14%
38%
18%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Illinois
Market Shares
Dec. 13
25%
50%
7%
23%
12%
14%
11%
21%
Illinois
ARG
July 9
33%
37%
10%
30%
12%
11%
21%
2%
Illinois
ARG
Jan. 14
30%
36%
5%
33%
24%
12%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Iowa
LA Times
Dec. 26
29%
26%
25%
6%
11%
23%
11%
37%
Iowa
ARG
Dec. 23
34%
19%
20%
14%
17%
21%
3%
23%
Iowa
Opinion Research
Dec. 18
30%
28%
26%
11%
9%
25%
9%
33%
Iowa
Rasmussen
Dec. 17
31%
27%
22%
8%
14%
27%
8%
28%
Iowa
Insider Advantage
Dec. 17
24%
27%
26%
5%
7%
28%
11%
25%
Iowa
Washington Post
Dec. 17
29%
33%
20%
Iowa
Research 2000
Dec. 13
24%
33%
24%
9%
7%
22%
9%
31%
Iowa
Financial Dynamics
Dec. 12
27%
27%
22%
12%
5%
23%
8%
36%
Iowa
Rasmussen
Dec. 10
29%
26%
22%
8%
6%
23%
8%
39%
Iowa
Mason-Dixon
Dec. 6
27%
25%
21%
5%
7%
20%
11%
32%
Iowa
Princeton Survey
Dec. 6
29%
35%
18%
9%
6%
17%
10%
39%
Iowa
Zogby
Dec. 1
27%
24%
21%
12%
5%
26%
8%
25%
Iowa
ARG
Nov. 29
25%
27%
23%
9%
9%
28%
14%
27%
Iowa
Selzer
Nov. 28
25%
28%
23%
13%
7%
24%
9%
29%
Iowa
Rasmussen
Nov. 27
27%
25%
24%
12%
4%
25%
11%
28%
Iowa
Princeton Survey
Nov. 25
31%
26%
19%
Iowa
Washington Post
Nov. 18
26%
30%
22%
13%
6%
28%
15%
24%
Iowa
Iowa State U.
Nov. 18
31%
20%
24%
16%
8%
25%
9%
22%
Iowa
ARG
Nov. 14
27%
21%
20%
11%
10%
26%
11%
24%
Iowa
Research 2000
Nov. 14
27%
25%
21%
16%
6%
27%
10%
18%
Iowa
NY Times
Nov. 11
25%
22%
23%
17%
13%
15%
13%
17%
Iowa
Zogby
Nov. 7
28%
25%
21%
14%
6%
33%
12%
8%
Iowa
ARG
Oct. 29
32%
22%
15%
16%
14%
27%
8%
Iowa
U. of Iowa
Oct. 24
29%
27%
20%
13%
6%
36%
11%
Iowa
Rasmussen
Oct. 14
33%
21%
22%
13%
6%
25%
19%
Iowa
Selzer
Oct. 3
29%
22%
23%
11%
7%
29%
18%
Iowa
Princeton Survey
Sep. 27
31%
25%
21%
15%
7%
25%
16%
Iowa
LA Times
Sep. 10
28%
19%
23%
16%
7%
28%
16%
Iowa
ARG
Aug. 29
28%
23%
20%
17%
5%
27%
13%
Iowa
Zogby
Aug. 18
30%
19%
23%
14%
6%
33%
12%
Iowa
U. of Iowa
Aug. 5
25%
19%
26%
11%
3%
28%
8%
Iowa
Selzer
July 31
26%
26%
27%
14%
26%
8%
13%
Iowa
ARG
July 30
30%
15%
21%
22%
17%
21%
13%
Iowa
Research 2000
July 25
22%
16%
27%
13%
10%
25%
14%
Iowa
ARG
June 30
32%
13%
29%
18%
13%
25%
14%
Iowa
Mason-Dixon
June 16
22%
18%
21%
15%
6%
25%
17%
Iowa
Selzer
May 16
21%
23%
29%
17%
18%
30%
Iowa
Research 2000
May 15
28%
22%
26%
17%
18%
16%
Iowa
Zogby
May 15
24%
22%
26%
16%
18%
17%
Iowa
ARG
Apr. 30
23%
19%
27%
19%
26%
14%
Iowa
U. of Iowa
Mar. 31
28%
19%
34%
21%
20%
17%
Iowa
Zogby
Mar. 26
25%
23%
27%
25%
19%
11%
Iowa
ARG
Mar. 23
34%
16%
33%
29%
29%
10%
Iowa
Zogby
Feb. 9
24%
24%
18%
19%
17%
5%
Iowa
Zogby
Jan. 16
16%
27%
17%
19%
17%
5%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Kansas
Research 2000
May 23
27%
22%
21%
13%
13%
17%
7%
1%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Maine
Critical Insights
Oct. 30
46%
10%
5%
11%
7%
15%
9%
Maine
Critical Insights
Apr. 27
39%
22%
16%
24%
21%
12%
Maine
ARG
Feb. 6
41%
14%
17%
33%
22%
13%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Maryland
Washington Post
Oct. 22
48%
29%
8%
39%
18%
10%
14%
2%
Maryland
OpinionWorks
Aug. 26
32%
19%
10%
32%
13%
8%
12%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Massachusetts
Suffolk U.
Apr. 15
32%
18%
19%
Massachusetts
ARG
Feb. 6
35%
24%
19%
29%
30%
7%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Michigan
EPIC/MRA
Dec. 19
12%
10%
21%
4%
19%
Michigan
EPIC/MRA
Nov. 13
49%
18%
15%
28%
12%
25%
13%
9%
Michigan
ARG
Sep. 4
43%
21%
14%
13%
9%
39%
12%
4%
Michigan
EPIC/MRA
Aug. 31
40%
21%
16%
23%
15%
25%
16%
Michigan
EPIC/MRA
Aug. 13
45%
26%
16%
19%
16%
12%
22%
Michigan
EPIC/MRA
June 13
38%
25%
14%
19%
22%
24%
8%
Michigan
ARG
May 7
38%
25%
14%
19%
22%
24%
Michigan
EPIC/MRA
Mar. 18
45%
29%
16%
26%
30%
21%
Michigan
ARG
Mar. 4
35%
30%
14%
30%
35%
Michigan
EPIC/MRA
Feb. 4
49%
20%
8%
32%
28%
8%
Michigan
ARG
Jan. 7
30%
30%
17%
34%
24%
10%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Minnesota
Princeton Survey
Sep. 23
47%
22%
16%
27%
22%
5%
16%
2%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Missouri
Research 2000
Nov. 15
36%
21%
20%
24%
14%
17%
16%
12%
Missouri
ARG
Aug. 6
40%
15%
22%
23%
14%
11%
22%
Missouri
ARG
Jan. 9
30%
18%
17%
18%
31%
2%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Nevada
ARG
Dec. 6
45%
18%
14%
17%
7%
29%
5%
23%
Nevada
Mason-Dixon
Dec. 5
34%
26%
9%
25%
7%
20%
9%
17%
Nevada
Research 2000
Nov. 19
45%
20%
12%
29%
8%
22%
15%
6%
Nevada
Opinion Research
Nov. 13
51%
23%
11%
28%
8%
20%
13%
5%
Nevada
Zogby
Nov. 10
37%
19%
15%
28%
8%
20%
13%
5%
Nevada
Mason-Dixon
Oct. 11
39%
21%
9%
28%
8%
18%
23%
Nevada
Research 2000
Aug. 16
33%
19%
15%
18%
8%
28%
18%
Nevada
Mason-Dixon
June 22
39%
17%
12%
17%
8%
20%
25%
Nevada
ARG
June 19
40%
16%
16%
21%
16%
23%
16%
Nevada
Mason-Dixon
May 1
37%
12%
13%
12%
19%
15%
Nevada
Zogby
Apr. 12
35%
21%
15%
37%
15%
15%
Nevada
Research 2000
Mar. 8
32%
20%
11%
38%
18%
4%
Nevada
Research 2000
Feb. 2
33%
19%
15%
18%
8%
28%
18%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
New Hampshire
LA Times
Dec. 26
30%
32%
18%
14%
21%
34%
4%
9%
New Hampshire
U. of New Hampshire
Dec. 20
28%
30%
14%
14%
25%
28%
3%
10%
New Hampshire
Rasmussen
Dec. 19
8%
14%
27%
8%
28%
New Hampshire
Gallup
Dec. 19
32%
32%
18%
11%
27%
34%
4%
9%
New Hampshire
ARG
Dec. 19
38%
24%
15%
16%
26%
26%
4%
11%
New Hampshire
U. of New Hampshire
Dec. 17
38%
26%
14%
16%
22%
34%
1%
10%
New Hampshire
Opinion Dynamics
Dec. 13
34%
25%
15%
16%
20%
33%
2%
11%
New Hampshire
Research 2000
Dec. 12
31%
32%
18%
18%
17%
31%
3%
9%
New Hampshire
Rasmussen
Dec. 11
28%
31%
17%
17%
19%
31%
4%
10%
New Hampshire
Suffolk U.
Dec. 10
33%
26%
15%
17%
19%
31%
4%
10%
New Hampshire
U. of New Hampshire
Dec. 10
31%
30%
16%
19%
19%
32%
1%
9%
New Hampshire
Mason-Dixon
Dec. 6
30%
27%
10%
17%
16%
25%
6%
11%
New Hampshire
Zogby
Dec. 3
32%
21%
16%
15%
17%
35%
3%
10%
New Hampshire
Washington Post
Dec. 3
35%
29%
17%
16%
20%
37%
4%
9%
New Hampshire
Marist Coll.
Dec. 2
37%
24%
18%
18%
18%
31%
4%
11%
New Hampshire
Opiinion Dynamics
Nov. 29
30%
23%
12%
19%
21%
29%
4%
7%
New Hampshire
ARG
Nov. 29
34%
23%
17%
22%
11%
36%
3%
13%
New Hampshire
Rasmussen
Nov. 29
33%
26%
15%
15%
15%
34%
3%
14%
New Hampshire
Suffolk U.
Nov. 27
34%
22%
15%
20%
13%
34%
2%
7%
New Hampshire
Princeton Survey
Nov. 25
38%
19%
15%
16%
18%
33%
4%
5%
New Hampshire
NY Times
Nov. 12
37%
22%
9%
16%
16%
34%
5%
6%
New Hampshire
U. of New Hampshire
Nov. 7
35%
21%
15%
20%
17%
32%
3%
5%
New Hampshire
Marist Coll.
Nov. 6
38%
26%
14%
23%
14%
34%
5%
7%
New Hampshire
Rasmussen
Nov. 5
34%
24%
15%
17%
16%
32%
7%
10%
New Hampshire
ARG
Oct. 29
40%
22%
10%
23%
17%
30%
5%
New Hampshire
Saint Anselm Coll.
Oct. 21
43%
22%
14%
22%
15%
32%
5%
New Hampshire
Marist Coll.
Oct. 9
43%
21%
12%
21%
17%
27%
10%
New Hampshire
Zogby
Sep. 28
38%
23%
12%
21%
16%
24%
7%
New Hampshire
U. of New Hampshire
Sep. 24
41%
19%
11%
22%
17%
23%
12%
New Hampshire
Franklin Pierce Coll.
Sep. 14
36%
18%
12%
23%
14%
30%
8%
New Hampshire
LA Times
Sep. 10
35%
16%
16%
23%
12%
28%
11%
New Hampshire
ARG
Aug. 29
37%
17%
14%
23%
12%
27%
8%
New Hampshire
Hart/McLaughlin
July 26
36%
19%
15%
17%
16%
33%
13%
New Hampshire
U. of New Hampshire
July 17
36%
27%
9%
20%
12%
34%
13%
New Hampshire
Research 2000
July 11
33%
25%
15%
21%
18%
28%
11%
New Hampshire
ARG
June 30
34%
25%
11%
19%
21%
27%
10%
New Hampshire
Suffolk U.
June 24
37%
19%
9%
22%
13%
26%
13%
New Hampshire
Mason-Dixon
June 7
26%
21%
18%
15%
16%
27%
12%
New Hampshire
Franklin Pierce Coll.
June 6
41%
17%
15%
18%
17%
27%
9%
New Hampshire
Zogby
May 16
28%
26%
15%
19%
19%
35%
New Hampshire
ARG
Apr. 29
37%
14%
26%
17%
29%
24%
New Hampshire
Zogby
Apr. 3
29%
23%
23%
19%
25%
25%
New Hampshire
U. of New Hampshire
Apr. 3
27%
20%
21%
29%
29%
17%
New Hampshire
ARG
Mar. 23
37%
23%
20%
19%
23%
17%
New Hampshire
Franklin Pierce Coll.
Mar. 12
32%
25%
16%
28%
29%
22%
New Hampshire
Suffolk U.
Feb. 28
28%
26%
17%
37%
27%
17%
New Hampshire
Zogby/UNH
Feb. 8
27%
23%
13%
27%
28%
13%
New Hampshire
Zogby
Jan. 17
19%
19%
23%
20%
26%
13%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
New Jersey
Quinnipiac U.
Dec. 9
51%
17%
7%
38%
12%
7%
4%
8%
New Jersey
Rutgers-Eagleton
Oct. 23
52%
21%
8%
54%
12%
6%
6%
3%
New Jersey
Quinnipiac U.
Oct. 15
46%
20%
9%
48%
12%
7%
12%
1%
New Jersey
Rutgers/Eagleton
Aug. 7
45%
21%
16%
61%
10%
5%
8%
New Jersey
Quinnipiac U.
July 2
46%
19%
8%
48%
12%
7%
10%
New Jersey
Monmouth U.
Apr. 16
41%
22%
13%
49%
19%
6%
New Jersey
Quinnipiac U.
Apr. 16
38%
16%
9%
49%
18%
6%
New Jersey
Fairleigh Dickinson U.
Mar. 4
46%
18%
10%
59%
20%
6%
New Jersey
Quinnipiac U.
Feb. 25
41%
19%
5%
58%
15%
2%
New Jersey
Quinnipiac U.
Jan. 22
30%
8%
16%
39%
21%
5%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
New Mexico
Rsearch and Polling
Sep. 6
17%
8%
8%
38%
20%
7%
New Mexico
ARG
Jan. 13
22%
17%
12%
38%
20%
7%
State
Pollster
End date
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Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
New York
Quinnipiac U.
Dec. 10
55%
17%
7%
34%
11%
5%
7%
12%
New York
Siena Coll.
Dec. 6
50%
19%
10%
48%
15%
7%
7%
7%
New York
Blum+Weprin
Nov. 3
45%
19%
7%
42%
11%
8%
9%
6%
New York
Quinnipiac U.
Oct. 15
49%
12%
11%
45%
9%
7%
12%
New York
Siena Coll.
Sep. 16
42%
17%
11%
47%
16%
6%
9%
New York
Siena Coll.
July 28
48%
14%
7%
40%
13%
7%
11%
New York
Quinnipiac U.
June 17
44%
14%
6%
46%
8%
3%
14%
New York
Siena Coll.
Apr. 20
39%
17%
11%
47%
16%
8%
New York
Blum+Weprin
Apr. 7
49%
17%
11%
56%
15%
5%
New York
ARG
Apr. 2
41%
20%
16%
50%
14%
7%
New York
Quinnipiac U.
Apr. 2
44%
14%
9%
52%
13%
6%
New York
Siena Coll.
Mar. 22
43%
11%
7%
31%
20%
6%
New York
Quinnipiac U.
Feb. 11
47%
16%
7%
51%
17%
1%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
North Carolina
Public Policy Polling
Dec. 3
31%
24%
26%
North Carolina
Elon U.
Sep. 27
37%
18%
18%
21%
12%
8%
28%
2%
North Carolina
Elon U.
Apr. 19
20%
20%
26%
32%
22%
10%
North Carolina
ARG
Jan. 15
26%
19%
30%
34%
26%
2%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Dec. 3
45%
19%
13%
29%
13%
7%
7%
10%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Nov. 11
42%
17%
14%
27%
14%
11%
13%
7%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Oct. 8
47%
19%
11%
29%
10%
8%
17%
4%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Sep. 3
44%
15%
11%
23%
17%
11%
15%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Aug. 6
41%
16%
11%
29%
11%
8%
11%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
July 9
35%
17%
13%
24%
14%
8%
18%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
June 25
46%
14%
15%
26%
16%
8%
18%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
May 13
38%
19%
11%
23%
17%
11%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Apr. 24
37%
14%
17%
23%
21%
6%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Mar. 19
32%
22%
11%
31%
20%
6%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Mar. 4
32%
19%
13%
35%
18%
3%
Ohio
U. of Akron
Feb. 21
42%
16%
17%
36%
28%
6%
Ohio
Quinnipiac U.
Jan. 28
38%
11%
13%
30%
22%
4%
State
Pollster
End date
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Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Oklahoma
Sooner Poll
Dec. 19
34%
15%
25%
11%
17%
9%
8%
29%
Oklahoma
Sooner
Apr. 30
29%
13%
29%
32%
23%
6%
15%
2%
Oklahoma
ARG
Feb. 13
40%
15%
16%
37%
21%
2%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Oregon
Riley Research
Aug. 15
26%
18%
17%
16%
8%
15%
11%
3%
Oregon
Riley Research
Mar. 13
31%
21%
8%
33%
20%
5%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Dec. 3
43%
15%
9%
27%
13%
6%
6%
13%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Nov. 5
46%
15%
11%
29%
12%
7%
11%
6%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Oct. 8
41%
14%
11%
32%
13%
8%
13%
2%
Pennsylvania
Franklin+Marshall Coll.
Sep. 2
38%
21%
17%
32%
19%
12%
11%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Aug. 20
42%
12%
8%
31%
13%
7%
8%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Aug. 6
35%
19%
10%
29%
16%
3%
14%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
June 25
38%
22%
10%
29%
16%
4%
15%
Pennsylvania
Franklin+Marshall Coll.
June 4
40%
18%
21%
29%
29%
12%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Apr. 24
36%
14%
13%
29%
17%
5%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Mar. 25
36%
17%
9%
33%
18%
5%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Mar. 4
29%
18%
11%
43%
17%
6%
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Feb. 20
42%
16%
11%
37%
29%
6%
Pennsylvania
Quinnipiac U.
Feb. 5
37%
11%
11%
30%
20%
4%
Pennsylvania
ARG
Jan. 8
32%
12%
13%
35%
25%
1%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Rhode Island
Brown U.
Sep. 9
35%
16%
7%
Rhode Island
Brown U.
Jan. 27
33%
8%
15%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
South Carolina
SurveyUSA
Dec. 18
41%
39%
17%
12%
16%
18%
15%
28%
South Carolina
CBS News
Dec. 17
34%
35%
13%
12%
11%
20%
10%
28%
South Carolina
Rasmussen
Dec. 16
33%
33%
17%
11%
12%
23%
12%
23%
South Carolina
Opinion Research
Dec. 12
42%
34%
16%
16%
13%
16%
17%
24%
South Carolina
SurveyUSA
Dec. 9
44%
40%
11%
13%
10%
19%
18%
30%
South Carolina
Mason-Dixon
Dec. 6
28%
25%
18%
17%
10%
15%
14%
20%
South Carolina
Rasmussen
Dec. 4
36%
34%
13%
12%
9%
18%
18%
25%
South Carolina
Insider Advantage
Dec. 4
22%
28%
14%
17%
10%
14%
17%
23%
South Carolina
ARG
Nov. 29
41%
19%
18%
23%
10%
21%
13%
18%
South Carolina
Clemson U.
Nov. 27
19%
17%
12%
9%
11%
17%
15%
13%
South Carolina
Princeton Survey
Nov. 25
45%
31%
10%
South Carolina
SurveyUSA
Nov. 11
47%
33%
10%
26%
14%
20%
18%
12%
South Carolina
ARG
Oct. 29
41%
19%
18%
23%
32%
10%
13%
5%
South Carolina
Winthrop U.
Oct. 28
33%
23%
10%
17%
9%
17%
18%
South Carolina
Rasmussen
Sep. 27
43%
30%
10%
20%
11%
15%
24%
South Carolina
LA Times
Sep. 10
45%
27%
7%
23%
15%
9%
26%
South Carolina
ARG
Aug. 29
32%
21%
24%
26%
12%
9%
21%
South Carolina
Clemson U.
Aug. 29
26%
16%
10%
18%
15%
11%
19%
South Carolina
ARG
July 30
29%
33%
18%
28%
10%
7%
27%
South Carolina
Opinion Research
July 18
27%
27%
17%
30%
21%
6%
18%
South Carolina
ARG
June 30
37%
22%
21%
22%
23%
8%
19%
South Carolina
Mason-Dixon
June 15
25%
34%
12%
21%
7%
11%
25%
South Carolina
Winthrop U.
May 27
29%
21%
11%
19%
14%
12%
6%
South Carolina
ARG
Apr. 30
36%
24%
18%
23%
36%
6%
South Carolina
Hamilton/McHenry
Apr. 19
31%
27%
16%
15%
24%
10%
South Carolina
Zogby
Apr. 17
33%
26%
21%
19%
22%
10%
South Carolina
ARG
Feb. 27
36%
25%
20%
29%
35%
5%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Texas
U. of Texas
May 7
33%
21%
8%
23%
27%
6%
11%
Texas
ARG
Mar. 19
34%
32%
11%
30%
20%
13%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Utah
Dan Jones
Oct. 4
8%
6%
65%
3%
2%
Utah
ARG
Feb. 13
31%
18%
9%
13%
21%
40%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Vermont
Research 2000
Oct. 19
47%
15%
10%
44%
13%
7%
12%
2%
Vermont
ARG
Feb. 6
37%
19%
14%
29%
30%
7%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Virginia
Washington Post
Oct. 8
49%
25%
11%
34%
20%
9%
19%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Washington
U. of Washington
Oct. 28
44%
29%
16%
34%
19%
15%
16%
9%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
West Virginia
ARG
Apr. 2
37%
22%
19%
29%
33%
8%
State
Pollster
End date
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Giuliani
McCain
Romney
Thompson
Huckabee
Wisconsin
U. of Wisconsin
Dec. 5
39%
26%
15%
25%
15%
5%
30%
8%
Wisconsin
St. Norbert Coll.
Nov. 8
43%
25%
15%
32%
13%
8%
14%
11%
Wisconsin
St. Norbert Coll.
Apr. 17
33%
30%
18%
26%
24%
9%
This page is the prototype for 2008. The data and map will refer to previous
elections until serious polls begin in 2008. The blog will be updated when
there is interesting news about the 2008 races.