New York: Author Hopes to Go to Towns on Congressman
Running against a state Assemblyman and a New York City councilman in the 2006 primary, Towns won with just 47 percent of the vote — and he was aided considerably by the split opposition.
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Running against a state Assemblyman and a New York City councilman in the 2006 primary, Towns won with just 47 percent of the vote — and he was aided considerably by the split opposition.
In Louisiana’s 6th district, where voters will decide the runoff Saturday, internal polls showed Pelosi had a 71 percent name ID and a 24 percent/47 percent favorable/unfavorable rating.
In New Mexico, her winning margin with Hispanic voters was 26 points; 38 points in New Jersey; 35 points in California; 47 points in New York; 20 points in Massachusetts; and 14 points in Arizona.
Slow day, here at Poll Tracker, so we’ll report that the Gallup daily tracking poll, as it did yesterday, at 47 percent each in its survey conducted April 24-26.
Hillary Clinton and Brack Obama are tied at 47 percent each in the Gallup daily tracking poll’s April 23-25 survey. The margin of error is 3 percent.
But they trust McCain over Clinton by 47 percent to 42 percent and over Obama by 46 percent to 39 percent.
Fifty-three percent of voters have a favorable opinion of Obama, compared to 51 percent for McCain and 47 percent for Clinton. The margin of error for all voters is 3 percent.
The Gallup daily tracking poll now has Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a statistical tie, with Obama at 48 percent and Clinton at 47 percent.
The Indiana poll has Obama at 48 percent and Clinton at 47 percent with 2 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points.
.) — complete a return from its suburban wanderings on July 17, when Democrats and Republicans renew their 47-year-old hardball rivalry at Nationals Park. “The Members are excited,” said Rep.
Obama leads McCain by 52 percent to 38 percent while Clinton is ahead 47 percent to 42 percent. Last month, Obama had only a 4 point lead and Clinton and McCain were running even.
In general election-matchups, USA Today/Gallup has Obama ahead of McCain 47 percent to 44 percent and Clinton in the lead 50 percent to 44 percent.
points to 57 percent and his unfavorable rating has climbed 8 points to 36 percent, while Clinton’s favorability rating has dropped 7 points to 49 percent and her unfavorable rating rose 7 poinrts to 47
Gallup suggests that Obama’s drop to a 47 to 44 percent lead over Clinton may be attributed to the Wednesday night debate in Philadelphia: “The initial indications are that Obama may have been hurt
The telephone poll, conducted last night, shows Clinton with 47 percent of the vote and Barack Obama with 44 percent. On Monday, Clinton was leading Obama 50 percent to 41 percent.
Thirty-six percent found coverage of Clinton to be negative, 13 percent said it was positive and 47 percent called it a mix.
Taken together, Obama and Clinton each have an ov erall 47 percent to 43 percent margin over McCain with a 1 point margin of error.
The number of Americans lacking health insurance was 38 million; now, it’s 47 million. The national debt was $5.7 trillion in 2001; now, it’s $9.2 trillion.
In North Carolina, Obama maintains the kind of lead he has had all along, 47 percent to 34 percent over Clinton. The margins of error were 4 percent.
The Rasmussen Reports poll, conducted March 12, had McCain over Obama 47 percent to 43 percent and ahead of Clinton 47 percent to 40 percent In late March, Clinton had a statistically insignificant