Archive for 2008
California a Toss Up for the GOP
Three new California polls with field dates ending Saturday, February 2nd were released today — all showing growing momentum for Mitt Romney, despite endorsements this past week for John McCain by Rudy Giuliani and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. All three polls…
Read MoreRomney Wins Maine Caucuses
While all the political (and media-generated) momentum seems to be on John McCain’s side, Mitt Romney won a small, but perhaps important battle this weekend by overwhelmingly winning the Maine Republican caucuses (the Democratic caucuses will be held on Feburary…
Read MoreMPR / HHH MN Senate Poll: Franken & Coleman in Dead Heat
A Minnesota Public Radio / Humphrey Institute poll of 917 Minnesotans finds DFL candidate Al Franken running ahead of 1-term Republican incumbent Norm Coleman 43 to 40 percent. The MPR / HHH survey, conducted January 20-27, marks the first…
Read MoreMPR / HHH MN Senate Poll: Franken & Coleman in Dead Heat
A Minnesota Public Radio / Humphrey Institute poll of 917 Minnesotans finds DFL candidate Al Franken running ahead of 1-term Republican incumbent Norm Coleman 43 to 40 percent. The MPR / HHH survey, conducted January 20-27, marks the first…
Read MoreNew MPR / HHH Poll Finds Clinton, McCain with Edge in Minnesota
A Minnesota Public Radio / Humphrey Institute survey of 917 Minnesotans conducted January 20-27 finds Hillary Clinton and John McCain with an edge in the presidential nomination race in the Gopher State (view the report). The pollsters note the survey…
Read MoreSmart Politics Study: Edwards Exit Should Boost Obama in California
Sources within the John Edwards campaign have revealed that the former Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee and North Carolina Senator will exit the race for the Democratic nomination today. The timing of the move was somewhat surprising, even though Edwards had not…
Read MoreLive Blog: The Florida Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Florida primary results tonight. The following updated percentages are based on raw vote numbers provided by reporting precincts, not a scientific random sample. 6:15 p.m. As is customary in recent…
Read MoreSmart Politics to Live Blog Florida Primary Returns
Smart Politics will blog live Tuesday night as the Florida primary results come in. The focus will be on the Republican primary, as no delegates will be awarded on the Democratic side. In addition to real-time reporting of results and…
Read MoreRomney, Huckabee, and Giuliani All Hope for a McCain Loss in Florida
While it is possible Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and Rudy Giuliani will all remain in the GOP race regardless of the outcome in Florida on Tuesday (Giuliani has at least stated he won’t exit the race), each of these campaigns…
Read MoreLive Blog: South Carolina Democratic Primary
Smart Politics will continue to monitor and update the official Democratic primary results tonight in South Carolina. The following updated percentages are based on raw vote numbers provided by reporting precincts, not a scientific random sample. 6:00 p.m. CNN, MSNBC,…
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