Do you have a positive or negative opinion of the following people?
(Positive responses listed)
| Néstor Kirchner | 77.4% |
| Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | 68.0% |
Source: Ricardo Rouvier y Asociados
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,200 Argentine adults, conducted from Nov. 1 to Nov. 9, 2007. Margin of error is 2.8 per cent.
But not as much as this past summer...
Are you pessimistic or optimistic towards the general Palestinian situation at this stage?
Nov. 2007
Sept. 2007
Jun. 2007
Optimistic
30.4%
27.4%
27.0%
Pessimistic
62.7%
67.9%
70.3%
No opinion
6.8%
4.6%
2.6%
Source: An-Najah National University
Methodology: Interviews with 1,360 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, conducted from Nov. 15 to Nov. 17, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
If the 2008 Democratic primary for president were being held today, and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?
| Nov. 2007 | Oct. 2007 | Sept. 2007 | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | 38% | 46% | 35% |
| Barack Obama | 27% | 25% | 21% |
| John Edwards | 13% | 9% | 10% |
| Bill Richardson | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Dennis Kucinich | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Joe Biden | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Other | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Not sure | 14% | 12% | 22% |
Source: Zogby International / Reuters
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 545 likely Democratic voters, conducted from Nov. 14 to Nov. 17, 2007. Margin of error is 4.3 per cent.
Gordon Brown has recently been speaking about Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with America. Thinking about this, and his relationship with U.S. president George W. Bush, from what you know do you think Mr. Brown...
| Is closer to Bush than Tony Blair was | 1% |
| Has about the same relationship with Bush as Blair had | 13% |
| Is less close to Bush than Blair was | 74% |
| Don’t know | 12% |
Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,983 British adults, conducted from Nov. 14 to Nov. 16, 2007. No margin of error was provided.
If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?
| Nov. 16 | Oct. 24 | Oct. 6 | |
| Conservative | 41% | 41% | 38% |
| Labour | 35% | 38% | 41% |
| Liberal Democrats | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| Other | 11% | 10% | 10% |
Source: YouGov
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,983 British adults, conducted from Nov. 14 to Nov. 16, 2007. No margin of error was provided.
Voting Intention - Chamber of Deputies
| Nov. 2007 | Oct. 2007 | Sept. 2007 | |
| House of Freedom (Centre-Right) Forwards Italy (Forza Italia) | 53.5% | 49.4% | 49.7% |
| Union (Centre-Left) Democratic Party (PD) | 46.0% | 46.5% | 45.0% |
| Other parties | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
Source: Ekma Ricerche Srl
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 Italian adults, conducted on Nov. 9 to Nov. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
"A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the presidential race in
Florida shows former Big Apple Mayor Rudy Giuliani with a modest lead over Senator Hillary Clinton of 46% to 41%. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads the former First Lady 46% to 39%. Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has a nine point edge 47% to 38% while Arizona Senator John McCain leads by ten, 48% to 38%These numbers flip the scenario Rasmussen Reports witnessed in an August poll of the race in Florida. Then, Clinton enjoyed a five-point edge on Giuliani and double-digit leads over Thompson, McCain, and
Romney . Another change: today a lot more voters prefer a third option and express support for Some Other Candidate.It’s interesting to note the consistency of the numbers regardless of the Republican candidate matched against Clinton. All the GOP hopefuls earn between 46% and 48% of the vote while Clinton attracts 38% to 41%."
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Hillary Clinton (D) | 42% |
| Rudy Giuliani (R) | 33% |
| Michael Bloomberg (I) | 17% |
Rudy Giuliani (R) 48% - 44% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Rudy Giuliani (R) 51% - 37% Barack Obama (D)
Fred Thompson (R) 47% - 44% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Fred Thompson (R) 48% - 39% Barack Obama (D)
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Georgia, conducted on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, 2007. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
Do you think the voters of this country are ready to elect a qualified (...) as president, or don’t you think so?
| Are ready | Don’t think so | Unsure | |
| Italian American | 75% | 16% | 9% |
| Woman | 69% | 24% | 7% |
| African American | 63% | 27% | 10% |
| Hispanic | 46% | 46% | 8% |
| Mormon | 38% | 50% | 12% |
Source: Hart/McInturff / The Wall Street Journal / NBC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,509 American adults, conducted from Nov. 1 to Nov. 5, 2007. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
Lane Evans (D-IL)
Martin Meehan (D-MA)
Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
Albio Sires (D-NJ) Unfortunately, this a-hole is my Congressman.
Diane Watson (D-CA)
U.S. Presidential Election 2008 - Iowa Democratic Caucus
Contenders (in alphabetical order): Joe Biden (JB), Chris Dodd (CD), John Edwards (JE), Mike Gravel (MG), Dennis Kucinich (DK), Barack Obama (BO), Bill Richardson (BR), Hillary Rodham Clinton (HC).
| HC | BO | JE | BR | JB | DK | CD | MG | |
| (2) Strategic Vision | 29% | 27% | 20% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 1% | -- |
| (1) CBS / NYT | 25% | 22% | 23% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 1% | -- |
Methodology and Sources:
(2) Strategic Vision (600 Democratic caucus goers, Nov. 9-12, 2007, 4.0 MofE)
(1) CBS News / New York Times (793 Democratic caucus goers, Nov. 2-11, 2007, 4.0 MofE)
Republican Presidential Primary Contenders
| Nov. 11 | Nov. 4 | Oct. 28 | |
| Rudy Giuliani | 25% | 23% | 21% |
| Fred Thompson | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Mitt Romney | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| John McCain | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Mike Huckabee | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| Ron Paul | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| Tom Tancredo | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Duncan Hunter | -- | 1% | 1% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with approximately 1,100 likely Republican primary voters, conducted from Nov. 5 to Nov. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
Possible match-ups - 2008 U.S. presidential election
McCain v. Rodham Clinton
| Nov. 8 | Oct. 11 | Sept. 13 | |
| John McCain (R) | 47% | 43% | 45% |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) | 45% | 44% | 46% |
Romney v. Rodham Clinton
| Nov. 8 | Oct. 11 | Sept. 13 | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) | 47% | 47% | 49% |
| Mitt Romney (R) | 42% | 41% | 40% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 likely American voters, conducted on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, 2007. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
Bush hatred is different. It's not that this time members of the intellectual class have been swept away by passion and become votaries of anger and loathing. Alas, intellectuals have always been prone to employ their learning and fine words to whip up resentment and demonize the competition. Bush hatred, however, is distinguished by the pride intellectuals have taken in their hatred, openly endorsing it as a virtue and enthusiastically proclaiming that their hatred is not only a rational response to the president and his administration but a mark of good moral hygiene.
This distinguishing feature of Bush hatred was brought home to me on a recent visit to Princeton University. I had been invited to appear on a panel to debate the ideas in Princeton professor and American Prospect editor Paul Starr's excellent new book, "Freedom's Power: The True Force of Liberalism." To put in context Prof. Starr's grounding of contemporary progressivism in the larger liberal tradition, I recounted to the Princeton audience an exchange at a dinner I hosted in Washington in June 2004 for several distinguished progressive scholars, journalists, and policy analysts.
To get the conversation rolling at that D.C. dinner--and perhaps mischievously--I wondered aloud whether Bush hatred had not made rational discussion of politics in Washington all but impossible. One guest responded in a loud, seething, in-your-face voice, "What's irrational about hating George W. Bush?" His vehemence caused his fellow progressives to gather around and lean in, like kids on a playground who see a fight brewing.
Source: Wall Street Journal Online
Clinton stumbled when asked about the issue during a Democratic debate two weeks ago, and her new position comes the day before another debate where opponents are expected to raise the issue again.
Source: AP
How do you perceive the future of Venezuela?
| Venezuela will be a socialist and democratic country | 46.7% |
| Venezuela will be a communist country, like Cuba | 29.9% |
| Venezuela will be a socialist country, but not democratic | 15.9% |
| Not sure / No reply | 7.5% |
Source: Venezuelan Institute for Data Analysis (IVAD)
Methodology: Interviews with 1,200 Venezuelan adults, conducted from Oct. 15 to Oct. 28, 2007. Margin of error is 2.4 per cent.
What party would you vote for in a general election?
| Oct. 2007 | Jul. 2007 | |
| Socialist Party (PS) | 37% | 44% |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 36% | 29% |
| Unitarian Democratic Coalition (CDU) | 12% | 8% |
| Leftist Bloc (BE) | 8% | 9% |
| Social Democratic Centre / | 3% | 6% |
Source: Marktest / Diario de Noticias / TSF
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 803 Portuguese adults, conducted from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19, 2007. Margin of error is 3.45 per cent.
I’m going to read you the names of the candidates who are either running or considering running for the Republican nomination. If the Republican primary for president were held today, which of the following would you support for the Republican nomination?
Nov. 2007
Sept. 2007
Jul. 2007
Mitt Romney
32%
25%
34%
Rudy Giuliani
20%
24%
20%
John McCain
17%
18%
12%
Ron Paul
7%
4%
2%
Mike Huckabee
5%
3%
2%
Fred Thompson
3%
13%
13%
Duncan Hunter
--
1%
--
Tom Tancredo
--
1%
1%
Sam Brownback
n.a.
2%
--
Someone else
6%
1%
3%
No opinion
12%
9%
13%
I’m going to read you the names of the candidates who are either running or considering running for the Democratic nomination. If the Democratic primary for president were held today, which of the following would you support for the Democratic nomination?
Nov. 2007
Sept. 2007
Jul. 2007
Hillary Rodham Clinton
35%
43%
36%
Barack Obama
21%
20%
27%
John Edwards
15%
12%
9%
Bill Richardson
10%
6%
11%
Dennis Kucinich
3%
3%
3%
Joe Biden
2%
3%
4%
Chris Dodd
1%
1%
--
Someone else
2%
1%
--
No opinion
11%
11%
9%
Source: University of New Hampshire Survey Center / Boston Globe
Methodology: Interviews with 404 likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, and 400 likely Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire, conducted from Nov. 2 to Nov. 7, 2007. Margin of error is 4.9 per cent.
The biggest change being in a Giuliani/Hillary race.
If the next election for president were held today, and (...) were the Republican candidate and (...) were the Democratic candidate, for whom would you vote?
Giuliani v. Rodham Clinton
Nov. 2007
Sept. 2007
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
46%
49%
Rudy Giuliani (R)
45%
42%
Romney v. Rodham Clinton
Nov. 2007
Sept. 2007
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
50%
51%
Mitt Romney (R)
39%
38%
Thompson v. Rodham Clinton
Nov. 2007
Sept. 2007
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
51%
50%
Fred Thompson (R)
37%
41%
McCain v. Rodham Clinton
Nov. 2007
Dec. 2006
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
47%
43%
John McCain (R)
43%
47%
Giuliani v. Obama
Nov. 2007
Jul. 2007
Barack Obama (D)
44%
45%
Rudy Giuliani (R)
42%
40%
Romney v. Obama
Nov. 2007
Sept. 2007
Barack Obama (D)
48%
51%
Mitt Romney (R)
36%
34%
Giuliani v. Edwards
Nov. 2007
John Edwards (D)
45%
Rudy Giuliani (R)
44%
Source: Hart/McInturff / The Wall Street Journal / NBC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,509 American adults, conducted from Nov. 1 to Nov. 5, 2007. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.
"We have always sought to represent a diversity of views in Newsweek, and we think Markos [Moulitsas] will be a great part of that tradition. He will give our readers in print and online a unique perspective. As always, our job is to create the most energetic and illuminating magazine possible, and Markos will help us do that as the campaign unfolds."
Source: National Review Online
