Iowa
McCain Still Top GOP Dog In Battleground States
As tracked here at Smart Politics over the past few months, John McCain continues to prove to be the strongest Republican candidate to defeat the Democrats in 2008. McCain consistently, and by wide margins, polls better than his chief GOP…
Read MoreIowa Democratic Caucus Time Capsule: 2004
With Barack Obama tied or in the lead outright in three of the last four public polls in Iowa, the political beat is buzzing how Hillary Clinton, who had led in every Hawkeye State poll from late August to late…
Read MoreIowa Congressional Delegation Split in Its Endorsements
Democratic Congressman Dave Loebsack—in his first term representing Iowa’s 2nd District—endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president today, to make an even 1-1-1 split among the top Democratic rivals – reflective of the close 3-way race heading into the last few…
Read MoreObama, Huckabee On Top In Two New Iowa Polls
With less than three weeks until the Iowa Caucuses, Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee continue to build on their rising support over the past few weeks, according to two statewide polls conducted this week. On the Democratic side, Obama leads…
Read MoreMcClatchy/MSNBC Poll: Huckabee Up Double Digits In Iowa
The story in Iowa during the past week to ten days was how Mike Huckabee had surpassed Mitt Romney in some Republican caucus polls in Iowa. The story this week is that this lead has now extended to double digits….
Read MoreRomney, The Speech, and Social Conservatism
It has been speculated by some political strategists (e.g. Dick Morris) that Mitt Romney’s recent speech on religion and faith at Texas A&M University was delivered not so much to quell the ‘issue’ of his Mormonism, but rather to reassure…
Read MoreHuckabee Takes First Lead In National Poll; Even With Romney in Iowa
The latest Rasmussen survey of 600 likely Republican voters finds Mike Huckabee with his first outright lead in a national poll. Huckabee registered 20 percent support followed by Rudy Giuliani at 17 percent, Mitt Romney and John McCain at 13…
Read MoreBill O’Reilly Minimizes Huckabee Surge, Downplays Iowa Caucuses…With Errors
Political junkies and historians must have been throwing their remotes at the television last night when FOX News’ Bill O’Reilly stumbled through an error-ridden Campaign ’08 segment on The O’Reilly Factor. O’Reilly tried his best to argue three points:…
Read MoreAP / Pew Poll: Clinton Leads in IA, NH, and SC
An Associated Press / Pew Research Center poll of likely voters in three early primary states finds Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by substantial margins in New Hampshire and South Carolina, but by just 5 points in Iowa. John Edwards…
Read MoreIowa Poll: More Good News For Huckabee and Obama
The latest Des Moines Register Iowa Poll finds Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama atop the fields of their respective parties, continuing the momentum for each candidate chronicled in other public polls released during the past week. The poll, conducted November…
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