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
- Taro Aso
- Terrorism
- Vladimir Putin
Angus Reid Global Monitor : Issue Watch
2008: Race for the White House
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Obama Nears 50% Mark in U.S. Election
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama remains ahead of Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times. 49 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential ballot, while 37 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. Jun 28, 2008
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Obama, McCain Even in U.S. Presidential Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are tied, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 44 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s United States presidential ballot, while 44 per cent would support the Arizona senator. Jun 27, 2008
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Obama Has Advantage in U.S. Presidential Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama has a four-point lead over Republican John McCain, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 49 per cent of respondents would support the Illinois senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 45 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. Jun 26, 2008
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Obama Has 15-Point Lead in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a large lead in the United States, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates released by Newsweek. 51 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 36 per cent would support Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Jun 25, 2008
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Obama Leads McCain in U.S. Presidential Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a four-point advantage over Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 45 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 41 per cent would support the Arizona senator. Jun 22, 2008
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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