Each White House Candidate Offers Much in the Way of Positives
I was alone with McCain in his office when word came that a mutual friend had died of cancer at age 47.
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I was alone with McCain in his office when word came that a mutual friend had died of cancer at age 47.
Since the last poll, Obama’s favorability rating dropped 10 points to 47 percent and his unfavorable rating rose 16 percent to 25 percent.
A Reuters/Zogby poll conducted March 13-14 said that the 14 point lead Obama enjoyed in February in its survey had dwindled to a statistically insignificant 47 percent to 44 percent edge.
Public Policy Polling has McCain ahead of Clinton 47 percent to 43 percent and leading Obama 50 percent to 39 percent in a survey conducted March 15-16. The margin of error is 3.9 percent.
Obama stacks up 47 percent to 46 percent against McCain while Clinton has a 49 percent to 47 percent edge. The margin of error is 3 points.
a 76 percent to 15 percent margin that the story made no difference to them, Independents held that same view by a 61 percent to 36 percent margin, and Republicans more narrowly agreed, 53 percent to 47
Gallup had a different result: Obama 57 percent, McCain 55 percent and Clinton 47 percent.
– **Is someone you would be proud to have as president:** Obama 57 percent, McCain 55 percent, Clinton 47 percent.
In a survey conducted March 14-16, Clinton leads 51 percent to 46 percent while Obama leads 49 percent to 47 percent. The margin of error is 4 percent.
John McCain has a 47 percent to 43 percent lead over Barack Obama in Florida and bests Hillary Clinton 47 percent to 40 percent in a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 12.
John McCain has a slight lead over Barack Obama in the latest Gallup daily tracking poll conducted March 11-15, leading him 47 percent to 44 percent, while remaining tied with Hillary Clinton at 46 percent
of the possible Democratic candidates in November, Rasmussen Reports says Barack Obama leads McCain in Connecticut by 50 percent to 38 percent, while Clinton is ahead by a statistically insignificant 47
Kavanagh, who represents populous Will County southwest of Chicago, has more than 47 percent of the vote to name Baldermann’s replacement, a decision he repeatedly stressed will be a “consensus”
Towns occasionally runs afoul of Democratic leaders and activist groups, but he was able to hold off two local elected officials in his 2006 primary, taking 47 percent of the vote.
Among Clinton supporters, 39 percent agreed with Ferraro and 47 percent did not. Ninety-three percent of Obama backers disagreed with what she said.
Barack Obama leads McCain by 47% to 44%, while Hillary Clinton bests McCain by 47% to 45%. The poll, conducted March 7-10, has a margin of error of 3.1 points.
The poll, based on combined data collected March 7-11, says Barack Obama leads John McCain by 46 percent to 44 percent, while Hillary Clinton leads him 47 percent to 45 percent. the margin of error is
– Nine percent of voters made up their minds on the day of the primary and .they broke 47 percent to 38 percent for Clinton.
In somewhat of a departure from other states, Clinton leads Obama among men 47 percent to 42 percent while enjoying her customary big lead among women, 62 percent to 32 percent.
Bill Foster (D), Oberweis and House party committees spent more than $6 million ahead of last Saturday’s special election upset, in which Foster bested Oberweis, 53 percent to 47 percent.