Issue Watch
Track global public opinion on current issues.
- 2008: Race for the White House
- 2008: The U.S. Electoral College
- Abortion
- Africa
- Angela Merkel
- Death Penalty
- Economy and Globalization
- Environment
- European Union
- George W. Bush
- Global Warming
- Gordon Brown
- Hamas
- Immigration
- Iran
- Iraq War
- Kevin Rudd
- Latin America
- New Zealand Election 2008
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- North Korea
- Oil and Gas
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Silvio Berlusconi
- Stem Cell Research
- Stephen Harper
- Terrorism
- U.S. Election 2008 - The Democrats
- U.S. Election 2008 - The Republicans
- U.S. Election 2008: The Primaries
- Vladimir Putin
- Yasuo Fukuda
Angus Reid Global Monitor : Issue Watch
2008: Race for the White House
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Obama Would Carry Western Europe
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in three European nations want Barack Obama to win this year’s presidential election in the United States, according to a poll by Gallup. At least 60 per cent of respondents in Britain, France and Germany would personally rather see the Democratic candidate as the victor. Jul 28, 2008
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Presidential Race Even, Many Undecided in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The 2008 presidential race in the United States is very close, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 41 per cent of respondents would vote for Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama, while 40 per cent would support Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jul 26, 2008
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Obama Still Leads by Six Points in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds the upper hand in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by Hart/McInturff released by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s ballot, while 41 per cent would support Arizona senator John McCain. Jul 25, 2008
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Half of Americans Expect Pro-Obama Bias
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many adults in the United States are questioning how their country’s media outlets will approach this year’s presidential election, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 49 per cent of respondents think reporters will try to help Democrat Barack Obama, while 14 per cent believe they will attempt to assist Republican John McCain. Only 24 per cent of respondents expect unbiased coverage. Jul 24, 2008
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Three-Point Lead for Obama in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is holding on to the top spot in this year’s United States presidential race, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 45 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator, while 42 per cent would support Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jul 23, 2008
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Presidential Race Tightens in United States
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - There is no clear leader in the United States presidential campaign, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 46 per cent of respondents would vote for Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama in this year’s ballot, while 45 per cent would back Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jul 22, 2008
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Obama Has Three-Point Edge in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is barely leading Republican John McCain in this year’s United States presidential race, according to a poll by TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence for Investor’s Business Daily. 40 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator, while 37 per cent would support the Arizona senator. Jul 21, 2008
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Undecideds Grow, Rivals Drop in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is still leading Republican John McCain in this year’s United States presidential race, according to a poll by CBS News and the New York Times. 45 per cent of respondents would support the Illinois senator, while 39 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. Jul 20, 2008
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Britons Choose Obama Five-to-One
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in Britain prefer Barack Obama over John McCain, according to a poll by ICM Research published in The Guardian. 53 per cent of respondents think the Democrat would make the better president of the United States, while 11 per cent select the Republican. Jul 19, 2008
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Obama Ahead of McCain in U.S. Contest
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds the upper hand in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by TNS released by ABC News and the Washington Post. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s ballot, while 46 per cent would back Arizona senator John McCain. Jul 19, 2008
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Obama Leads McCain, Other Rivals in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama remains ahead of Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by Zogby International released by Reuters. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 40 per cent would support the Arizona senator. Jul 18, 2008
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Obama Has Nine-Point Advantage in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama remains ahead of Republican John McCain in this year’s United States presidential race, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator, while 41 per cent would back the Arizona senator. Jul 17, 2008
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McCain Gains, Obama Drops in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public support for Democrat Barack Obama fell in the United States, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates released by Newsweek. 44 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 41 per cent would vote for Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jul 16, 2008
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Obama Steady, McCain Drops in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds an eight-point lead over Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 48 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 40 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. Jul 14, 2008
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Israelis Would Prefer McCain in White House
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many people in Israel think having John McCain in the White House would be beneficial for their country, according to the Peace Index Project by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research and the Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution of Tel Aviv University. 46 per cent of respondents think the Republican United States presidential candidate is the better option for Israel. Jul 13, 2008