Issue Watch
Track global public opinion on current issues.
- 2008: Race for the White House
- Abortion
- Africa
- Angela Merkel
- Death Penalty
- Economy and Globalization
- Environment
- European Union
- George W. Bush
- Global Warming
- Gordon Brown
- Hamas
- Immigration
- Iran
- Iraq War
- Italy Election 2008
- Kevin Rudd
- Latin America
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- North Korea
- Oil and Gas
- Same-Sex Marriage
- 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 Leads McCain in U.S. Presidential Race
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton holds the upper hand in a prospective 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 vote for the New York senator, while 45 per cent would back the Arizona senator.
In a separate match-up, McCain is virtually tied with Illinois senator Barack Obama.
On Mar. 11, Rodham Clinton vowed to change the way the health care system operates, saying, "Insurance companies can discriminate against sick people. I think that’s wrong and it’s got to stop. We’ve got to have a health care system that covers everybody rather than leaving anyone out."
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. Democratic nominee John Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Now I’m going to describe some different choices of candidates voters might have in this year’s presidential election. As I read each one, please tell me how you would vote if the election were being held today. Suppose you had to choose between (...), the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican. Who would you be more likely to vote for?
McCain v. Rodham Clinton
|
Mar. 2008 |
Jun. 2007 |
May 2007 |
|
|
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) |
48% |
50% |
50% |
|
John McCain (R) |
45% |
45% |
44% |
|
Other / Unsure |
6% |
5% |
6% |
McCain v. Obama
|
Mar. 2008 |
Jun. 2007 |
May 2007 |
|
|
Barack Obama (D) |
46% |
51% |
52% |
|
John McCain (R) |
45% |
41% |
39% |
|
Other / Unsure |
9% |
8% |
9% |
Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Newsweek
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,215 registered American voters, conducted on Mar. 5 and Mar. 6, 2008. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.