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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Germans Clearly Support Obama in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Three-in-four adults in Germany would like to see Barack Obama become the next president of the United States, according to a poll by Forsa released by N-TV and Die Welt. 74 per cent of respondents prefer the Democratic candidate, while 11 per cent pick Republican John McCain. Sep 3, 2008
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U.S. 2008: Obama 47.6%, McCain 43.6%
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama remains ahead of Republican John McCain in the United States presidential race, according to a review of five voting intention surveys conducted over the past ten days. 47.6 per cent of voters would support the Illinois senator, while 43.6 per cent would support the Arizona senator. Sep 1, 2008
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U.S. 2008: Obama 44.2%, McCain 42.9%
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a slim advantage over Republican John McCain in the United States presidential race, according to a review of ten voting intention surveys conducted over the past two weeks. 44.2 per cent of voters would support the Illinois senator, while 42.9 per cent would back the Arizona senator. Aug 23, 2008
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Drop for Obama, Who Still Leads McCain in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Voters in the United States keep Democrat Barack Obama ahead of Republican John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 47 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator this year, while 42 per cent would back the Arizona senator. Aug 21, 2008
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Obama Leads by Five-Points in American Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is leading Republican John McCain in the United States presidential race, according to a poll by TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence released by Investor’s Business Daily. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s ballot, while 38 per cent would support the Arizona senator. Aug 20, 2008
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McCain, Obama Keep Race Tight in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - There is no clear frontrunner in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Zogby International for Associated Television News. 42 per cent of respondents would vote for Republican Arizona senator John McCain, while 41 per cent would back Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama. Aug 19, 2008
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Obama Leads McCain, Others Low in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama maintains the upper hand in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 47 per cent of respondents would support the Illinois senator in this year’s election, while 38 per cent would back Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Aug 18, 2008
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Obama Holds Three-Point Edge in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is ahead of Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by Zogby Interactive. 43 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential ballot, while 40 per cent would back Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Aug 17, 2008
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Obama Lead Down to Three Points in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public support for Democrat Barack Obama has slightly eroded over the course of the past three months in the United States, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 46 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 43 per cent would support Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Aug 16, 2008
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Obama Keeps Six-Point Edge in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is still leading in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by CBS News. 45 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator, while 39 per cent would back Republican Arizona senator John McCain. Aug 12, 2008
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Obama Remains Ahead of McCain in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama continues to lead Republican John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by ABT SRBI published in Time. 46 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this year’s election, while 41 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. Aug 10, 2008
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Obama Leads by Six Points in U.S. Ballot
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds the upper hand in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. 47 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this year’s election, while 41 per cent would vote for Arizona senator John McCain. Aug 8, 2008
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Seven-Point Lead for Obama in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is still the frontrunner in the 2008 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 51 per cent of respondents would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s ballot, while 44 per cent would back Arizona senator John McCain. Aug 6, 2008
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Obama Leads McCain by Five Points in U.S.
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama holds a smaller lead over Republican John McCain in the United States, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 47 per cent of respondents would back the Illinois senator in this year’s presidential election, while 42 per cent would vote for the Arizona senator. Aug 4, 2008
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McCain Has Four-Point Lead in U.S. Race
- (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Republican John McCain is ahead of Democrat Barack Obama in the United States, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the Arizona senator in this year’s presidential ballot, while 45 per cent would support the Illinois senator. Aug 2, 2008