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 : Polls & Research
Hillary First, Gore Second for Democrats in Florida
Credit:Flag courtesy of ITA’s Flags of All Countries used with permission.
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton remains the most popular presidential hopeful for Democratic Party backers in the Sunshine State, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 32 per cent of respondents would like Rodham Clinton to become the party's nominee in 2008, a two per cent increase since April.
Former vice-president Al Gore is second with 18 per cent, followed by 2004 presidential nominee and Massachusetts senator John Kerry, 2004 vice-presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, retired general Wesley Clark, Delaware senator Joseph Biden, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, Indiana senator Evan Bayh and California senator Barbara Boxer.
Earlier this month, Gore urged the developed world to effectively fight global warming, saying, "We are witnessing a collision between our civilization and the earth, a transformation of the relationship between our species and the planet."
In the 2004 election, Republican George W. Bush won Florida's 27 electoral votes with 52 per cent of all cast ballots. In 2000, weeks of recounts and court injunctions concluded in a 537-vote victory for Bush over Gore. Since 1972, the only Democrats to carry Florida in a presidential election are Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1996.
Polling Data
Who is your first choice for the Democratic nomination in 2008?
(Democrats only)
Jun. 2005 | Apr. 2005 | |
Hillary Rodham Clinton | 32% | 30% |
Al Gore | 18% | 19% |
John Kerry | 15% | 18% |
John Edwards | 5% | 4% |
Wesley Clark | 5% | 4% |
Joseph Biden | 3% | 3% |
Bill Richardson | 1% | 1% |
Ed Rendell | 1% | 1% |
Tom Vilsack | 1% | 1% |
Evan Bayh | 1% | 1% |
Barbara Boxer | 1% | 1% |
Undecided | 17% | 17% |
Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,200 registered Florida voters, conducted from Jun. 9 to Jun. 13, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.