Barack Obama says that if elected president he would talk to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Both Hillary Clinton and John McCain say that’s a bad idea. According to a recent Gallup poll (May 19-21), a majority of Americans favor Obama’s approach. 59% think chatting up Ahmadinejad is a “good idea.”
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Despite all the talk about the never-ending campaign, a recent Gallup poll (May 1-3) shows that 60% of Democratic voters think the candidates should keep on, keepin’ on. Not surprisingly, Clinton supporters feel more strongly about the subject than Obama supporters.
A recent Gallup poll (April 1-26) finds an “education gap” among white Democratic voters aged 35-54: college grads prefer Barack Obama (58%) over Hillary Clinton (35%). The numbers are reversed for folks with less than a college education (those bitter, gun-loving, religious types): they like Hillary (59%) more than Obama (32%).
A recent Gallup poll (April 12-14) says the recent flare-up over Barack Obama’s “bitter” comments “reveals no change in national Democratic voters’ preferences for the presidential nomination.”
Gallup’s latest presidential approval numbers show that George W Bush has now moved past his father with a lower approval rating: 28 percent (vs. Dad’s low of 29), the lowest of this administration. He still as time to catch up with Richard Nixon and Harry Truman, the only chief executives with lower ratings (Harry’s hit 22 percent).
In a much-blogged report today, Gallup says that many Democrats would desert if their candidate doesn’t win. 28% of Clinton voters would shift to McCain if Obama wins while 19% of Obama voters would do likewise if Clinton wins. Gallup says this is an indication of the damage from the ongoing battle for the nomination; I don’t see the logic in that. I’d also be curious to see similar stats for Republicans whose guys did not win.
Thanks to Hillary and Bill Clinton, the so-called “dream ticket” is the story du jour, so it’s not surprising that the Gallup folks would take a peek at what Democrat voters are thinking. Their latest poll (March 6-9) asks Obama and Clinton supporters whether they’d like to see a ticket that includes both candidates (positions on the ticket are undefined). 59% of Clinton supporters like the idea vs. 45% of Obama backers.
The latest Gallup poll shows Hillary Clinton moving ahead — 48/44 for Clinton on March 6, after the Tuesday primaries, versus 50/42 for Obama on March 2 — but there is a constant see-sawing among “two attractive candidates.”
Is John McCain too old to be president? Is Barack Obama too young? A recent Gallup poll (Feb 21-24) indicates that age may not be a significant issue in the general election. 20% of voters say McCain is “too old,” while 13% consider Obama “too young.”
A recent Gallup poll (Feb 21-24) isn’t good news for the Clinton campaign. Asked who do you think will win the nomination, 82% of Republicans and 70% of Democrats say it’s Obama. Among Hillary Clinton supporters, only 50% say she will win the nomination.
A recent Gallup poll (Feb 8-10) asks American voters whether the four remaining presidential candidates would unite or divide the country
The results: Obama (66%) and McCain (59%) are identified significantly as “uniters,” while Hillary Clinton is seen as a “uniter” by only 40%. (Her “divider” number is a whopping 57%.) Mike Huckabee’s numbers: 38% (uniter) and 47% (divider).
Gallup’s latest national poll (Feb 13-17) of likely Democratic voters shows Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton 49% to 43% — almost the reverse of their head-to-head numbers from a week earlier. So what happened? Gallup’s data shows middle-aged (35-54) voters and Hispanic voters are getting fired up for Obama.
A recent Gallup poll (Feb 1-9) of likely Democratic voters finds a gender gap among White and Hispanic voters but not with Black voters. The bottom line:
White Men: Clinton 50% — Obama 40%
White Women: Clinton 59% — Obama 31%
Hispanic Men: Clinton 56% — Obama 39%
Hispanic Women: Clinton 65% — Obama 28%
Black Men: Clinton 25% — Obama 69%
Black Women: Clinton 23% — Obama 66%
Gallup looks at the demographics of John Edwards’ supporters and tries to determine whether they’re more likely to favor Obama or Clinton. Bottom line: no clear advantage for either candidate.
Gallup looks at “highly religious Republicans” and, no surprise, they heart Huck. Giuliani, on the other hand, keeps losing their support; he’s down to a single digit in the church pews.
