Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, bill richardson, Ed Malloy, Fairfield (Iowa), fred thompson, hillary clinton, hillary rodham clinton, iowa caucuses, Joe Biden, john edwards
From Wall Street Journal:
“Are you familiar with Transcendental Meditation?” Craig Berg, a bearded man in a faded parka, said as he buttonholed Republican candidate Fred Thompson during a recent campaign stop here.
Candidates typically arrive here prepared for that question. The campaign of Democratic Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware has let it be known here that his former chief of staff is an adherent of Transcendental Meditation. During an outdoor rally here last summer, Sen. Barack Obama turned his podium east out of respect for the Transcendental Meditation view that east is the natural direction of energy flow. …
John Edwards visited the town this week, as did Mr. Richardson. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, has scheduled — and canceled — three stops here, according to Mayor Malloy. The Clinton campaign didn’t respond to a request for comment. …
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.
Tags: 2008 election, FairTax, fred thompson, iowa caucuses, mitt romney
At Washington Post blog:
Also, Fred Thompson’s campaign said one staff member and several of its supporters received computerized calls that targeted Thompson and John McCain for criticism. One supporter, according to the campaign, said the call starts with a live operator saying, “Do you have a minute to listen to a taped message from Fred Thompson?” The caller next plays a tape of Thompson talking about how he doesn’t have the “fire in his belly.” The operator then returns and says “Do you really think a man like this could beat Hillary Clinton?”
Even special interest groups weren’t immune.
The FairTax.org group, …
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, fred thompson, hillary clinton, hillary rodham clinton, iowa, iowa caucuses, john edwards, John McCain, mike huckabee, mitt romney
Strategic Vision 12/28 poll:
1. If the 2008 Republican presidential caucus were held today between Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson, for whom would you vote? (Republicans Only; Names Rotated)
Mike Huckabee 29%
Mitt Romney 27%
Fred Thompson 15%
John McCain 14% …
5. If the 2008 Democratic presidential caucus were held today between, Joseph Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama, and Bill Richardson, for whom would you vote? (Democrats Only; Names Rotated)
Barack Obama 30%
Hillary Clinton 29%
John Edwards 28% …
(Candidates in single digits not listed here. See also Strategic Vision Iowa poll results from one week earlier. Noteworthy: Huckabee’s lead has narrowed.)
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, cnn, fred thompson, hillary clinton, hillary rodham clinton, iowa, iowa caucuses, john edwards, mike glover, mike huckabee, mitt romney, polls, rudy giuliani, tom vilsack
Details of Strategic Vision poll results here.
Related CNN video here (includes quotes by former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, Iowa journalist Mike Glover).
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.
Tags: 2008 election, Duncan Hunter, fred thompson, iowa, iowa caucuses, John McCain, mike huckabee, mitt romney, Ron Paul, rudy giuliani, Tom Tancredo
More Rasmussen Reports poll details from today’s release here:
| Iowa Caucus |
| Mike Huckabee |
39% |
| Mitt Romney |
23% |
| Rudy Giuliani |
8% |
| Fred Thompson |
8% |
| John McCain |
6% |
| Ron Paul |
5% |
| Tom Tancredo |
3% |
| Duncan Hunter |
1% |
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, fred thompson, hillary clinton, hillary rodham clinton, iowa caucuses, mike huckabee, mitt romney, newsweek, polls, princeton survey research associates international, rudolph giuliani, rudy giuliani
PDF page for complete results of Newsweek Iowa Caucuses Poll (Princeton Survey Research Associates International).
Huckabee 39%
Mitt Romney 17%
Fred Thompson 10%
Rudy Giuliani 9%
From the Newsweek article about this poll:
Huckabee Surges, Obama Gains in Iowa; The new NEWSWEEK poll shows the former Arkansas governor now has a two-to-one lead over Romney, while Barack improves against Hillary.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has vaulted over his major GOP challengers to take a commanding lead in the race to win the Iowa caucuses, while Barack Obama continues to edge ahead of Hillary Clinton among Democrats likely to participate, a new NEWSWEEK poll shows.
The most dramatic result to come out of the poll, which is based on telephone interviews with 1,408 registered Iowa voters on Dec. 5 and 6, is Huckabee’s emergence from the shadows of the GOP race into the front runner’s spot in just two months. The ordained Southern Baptist minister now leads Romney by a two-to-one margin, 39 percent to 17 percent, among likely GOP caucus-goers. In the last NEWSWEEK survey, conducted Sept. 26-27, Huckabee polled a mere 6 percent to Romney’s 25 percent, which then led the field. …
Posted by John in Political.
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, fred thompson, hillary rodham clinton, iowa caucuses, john edwards, mike huckabee, mitt romney, polls
Released 11/30/2007:
Obama at 27% leads Clinton, 25%, and Edwards, 23%.
Romney at 28% leads Huckabee, 27%, and Thompson, 14%.
More details at American Research Group page.
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