Angus Reid Global Monitor : Issue Watch

2008: Race for the White House

Obama Has Five-Point Lead in U.S. Race
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is holding on to the top spot in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Zogby International released by Reuters. 47 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator, while 42 per cent would vote for Arizona senator John McCain. Jun 21, 2008
McCain Trails Obama by Six Points in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama remains ahead of Republican John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator, while 42 per cent would back the Arizona senator. Jun 20, 2008
Obama Steady, McCain Drops in U.S. Race
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is holding on to the lead in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by RT Strategies for the Cook Political Report. 44 per cent of respondents would support the Illinois senator this year, while 40 per cent would vote for Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jun 18, 2008
Undecided Voters Grow in Close U.S. Race
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is slightly ahead of Republican John McCain in the United States presidential race, according to the Financial Dynamics / Diageo/Hotline poll. 44 per cent of respondents would support the Illinois senator this year, while 42 per cent would vote for the Republican Arizona senator. Jun 17, 2008
Obama Leads McCain by Six Points in U.S. Race
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is ahead of Republican John McCain 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 this year, while 41 per cent would support the Arizona senator. Jun 15, 2008
Obama Stays Ahead, McCain Gains in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a three-point lead over Republican John McCain in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence published in Investor’s Business Daily. 43 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator this year, while 40 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. Jun 13, 2008
Obama Leads McCain by Three Points in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is holding on to the lead in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator this year, while 46 per cent would back Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jun 12, 2008
Mexicans Pick Obama Over McCain in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More than one third of adults in Mexico want Democrat Barack Obama to win this year’s presidential election in the United States, according to a poll by Reforma. 35 per cent of respondents prefer Obama, while 15 per cent would choose Republican John McCain. Jun 11, 2008
Obama Clearly Popular in Western Europe
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Roughly two-thirds of adults in three European countries would vote for Democrat Barack Obama if they could cast a ballot in this year’s United States presidential election, according to a poll by YouGov. 70 per cent of respondents in Italy, 67 per cent of respondents in Germany, and 65 per cent of respondents in France would back Obama. Jun 9, 2008
Virtual Tie for Presumptive Nominees in U.S.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - There is no clear favourite in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by RT Strategies for the Cook Political Report. 44 per cent of respondents would vote for Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama, while 43 per cent would support Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jun 9, 2008
Americans Gauge Effect of McCain, Obama on Iran
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in the United States believe neither of the country’s presumptive presidential nominees would have an impact on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 63 per cent of respondents think Iran is not likely to stop developing nuclear weapons if Democrat Barack Obama wins the election, while 58 per cent feel the same way if Republican John McCain is victorious. Jun 7, 2008
Obama Drops, Leads McCain by Six Points
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds the upper hand in a United States presidential contest against Republican John McCain, according to a poll by CBS News. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator this year, while 42 per cent would back the Arizona senator. Jun 6, 2008
Obama Drops, McCain Stable in U.S. Race
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is holding on to the lead in a United States presidential contest against Republican John McCain, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s ballot, while 44 per cent would back the Arizona senator. Jun 5, 2008
Media Tougher on Hillary, Say Americans
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Three-in-ten adults in the United States believe Hillary Rodham Clinton has faced a more difficult road than her rivals in this year’s presidential campaign, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 30 per cent of respondents think the media has been too hard on the Democratic New York senator. Jun 1, 2008
McCain Leads Obama, Trails Hillary in U.S. Race
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Republican John McCain holds the upper hand in a United States presidential contest against Democrat Barack Obama, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for the Arizona senator this year, while 44 per cent would back the Illinois senator. May 29, 2008
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