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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Canadians Prefer Obama as Next U.S. President
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Two-in-five adults in Canada would like Democrat Barack Obama to take over from George W. Bush in the United States, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 43 per cent of respondents say they would like to see the Illinois senator win this year’s U.S. presidential election. May 28, 2008
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Obama Leads McCain by Eight Points in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds the lead against Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by Zogby International released by Reuters. 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. May 28, 2008
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Hillary Leads McCain by Four Points in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the lead in a United States presidential contest against Republican John McCain, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates released by Newsweek. 48 per cent of respondents would back the New York senator this year, while 44 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 27, 2008
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Obama and McCain Tied in U.S. Presidential Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are dead even in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 46 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator, while 46 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 26, 2008
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Obama Slightly Ahead of McCain in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is barely ahead of Republican John McCain in the United States presidential race, according to the George Washington University Battleground 2008 poll conducted by Lake Snell Perry and Associates and The Tarrance Group. 49 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this year’s election, while 47 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 25, 2008
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McCain Trails Obama in U.S. Presidential Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is leading Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by Public Opinion Strategies and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research released by National Public Radio. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 43 per cent would back the Arizona senator. May 23, 2008
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Obama Surpasses 50% Against McCain in U.S.
- (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 TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News. 51 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator this year, while 44 per cent would back the Arizona senator. May 16, 2008
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Democrats Surge, McCain Down in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the upper hand in a United States presidential contest against Republican John McCain, according to a poll by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator this year, while 38 per cent would back the Arizona senator. May 14, 2008
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Obama Gains, McCain Tumbles in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds the upper hand in a United States presidential contest against Republican John McCain, according to the Financial Dynamics Diageo/Hotline poll. 47 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator this year, while 43 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 13, 2008
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Obama Gaining on McCain in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s election, while 44 per cent would back the Arizona senator. May 11, 2008
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Obama Has Larger Lead Over McCain 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 Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. 46 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 42 per cent would back the Arizona senator. May 9, 2008
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Tight Presidential Race Continues in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is virtually tied with Republican John McCain, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 46 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 45 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 8, 2008
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Democrats Surge, McCain Stumbles in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the upper hand in a United States presidential contest against Republican John McCain, according to a poll by CBS News and the New York Times. 53 per cent of respondents would back the New York senator this year, while 41 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 7, 2008
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Rodham Clinton Leads McCain in 2008 Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton leads Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by CBS News and the New York Times. 48 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in this year’s election, while 43 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 5, 2008
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Obama Edging McCain in U.S. Campaign
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama leads 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. 46 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s election, while 43 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. May 5, 2008