Issue Watch
Track global public opinion on current issues.
- 2008: Race for the White House
- 2008: The U.S. Electoral College
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- New Zealand Election 2008
- Nicolas Sarkozy
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- Silvio Berlusconi
- Stem Cell Research
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- 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 : Polls & Research
Democrats Pick Rodham Clinton for 2008 Ballot
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many supporters of the Democratic Party in the United States would like current New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2008, according to a poll by Gallup released by CNN and USA Today. 42 per cent of respondents would support Rodham Clinton in a primary election.
The two components of the 2004 Democratic ticket—Massachusetts senator John Kerry and former North Carolina senator John Edwards—are tied for second place with 15 per cent, followed by Delaware senator Joe Biden with seven, Virginia governor Mark Warner and New Mexico governor Bill Richardson with three per cent each, and Indiana senator Evan Bayh and Iowa governor Tom Vilsack with one per cent each.
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
Next, I'm going to read a list of people who may be running in the Democratic primary for president in the next election. After I read all the names, please tell me which of those candidates you would be most likely to support for the Democratic nomination for President in the year 2008, or if you would support someone else. [ROTATED: Indiana senator Evan Bayh; Delaware senator Joe Biden; New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton; former North Carolina senator John Edwards; Massachusetts senator John Kerry; New Mexico governor Bill Richardson; Iowa governor Tom Vilsack; Virginia governor Mark Warner]
Hillary Rodham Clinton | 42% |
John Edwards | 15% |
John Kerry | 15% |
Joe Biden | 7% |
Mark Warner | 3% |
Bill Richardson | 3% |
Evan Bayh | 1% |
Tom Vilsack | 1% |
Other | 1% |
None | 4% |
All / Any | 1% |
No opinion | 7% |
Source: Gallup / CNN / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 491 Democrats or Democratic leaners, conducted from Dec. 9 to Dec. 11, 2005. Margin of error is 5 per cent.