Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:30 PM PT
Americans regard John McCain as the strongest leader among the three presidential candidates. Unsurprisingly, he doesn't fare well among blacks, Hispanics, Democrats and low-wage earners. But in all other segments, McCain is ranked first or second. Only young adults rank Democratic front-runner Barack Obama as being the strongest leader. He even follows Hillary Clinton by 8 percentage points among Democrats. Clinton fares best among Democrats and women. Read more
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Posted Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:30 PM PT
John McCain, who fares well against Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on other traits, doesn't do as well when it comes to vision. Only 43% of adults surveyed felt the presumed GOP nominee for president had the right kind of vision for the job vs. 51% and 46% for Obama and Clinton. In fact, Obama rated higher on vision with just about all groups, including those — such as investors, men, whites and upper-income people — with whom McCain usually does better. Only those over 65 years old favored McCain's vision over Obama's, but they preferred Clinton's most of all. Read more
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Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:30 PM PT
Barack Obama, who fared well among Americans surveyed in the latest IBD/TIPP Poll on traits such as honesty (shown here Tuesday) and vision (to be shown here Thursday), lagged badly when the question came to experience. Only a third of respondents think Illinois' junior senator has the right experience for the job of president vs. 56% for Hillary Clinton and 69% for John McCain. McCain scored highest across the board (even with Democrats). Read more
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Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 4:30 PM PT
This month's IBD/TIPP Poll asked Americans to assess the three top candidates for president based on traits ranging from honesty and vision to experience and ability to stand firm in what they believe. Each candidate scored poorly in one or more categories. None, however, registered as low as Sen. Hillary Clinton did on "honesty and trustworthiness." Only Democrats — and then only a bare majority of 52% — felt she is honest and trustworthy. More than two-thirds of respondents overall felt she is not. Read more
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Posted Friday, April 11, 2008 4:30 PM PT
Our first sampling of the public on this year's presidential sweepstakes finds Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama tied. This is exactly what an AP-Ipsos poll found late last week and matches the average of polls tracked by RealClearPolitics.com. McCain polls better among Republicans than Obama does among Democrats and enjoys a small lead among Independents. Men and investors are for him; women and non-investors are for Obama. Interestingly, Sen. Hillary Clinton trails McCain even among women. Read more
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Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 4:30 PM PT
After firming in March, the IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index slipped 7.0% to a 10-month low of 36.0 last month. But unlike President Bush's favorability ratings in some other polls, which show him plumbing all-time lows, the IBD/TIPP gauge appears to be moving sideways more than anything. Over the last 12 months, it has averaged 37.0. Democrats' opinion of Bush remains at rock bottom — 10.3%, the lowest since the 9.0 registered in December. Republicans' opinion slipped below 70.0, but they've been there before. Above 50 is a positive rating. Read more
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Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:30 PM PT
After hitting a new low a year ago, opinions about America's status as a world leader six months into the future have climbed to a 17-month high. The IBD/TIPP Standing in the World Index is still below the 50 mark that separates optimism from pessimism, but the success of the surge in Iraq led by Gen. David Petraeus no doubt has had something to do with the improvement. Most of the gain, however, has come among Democrats who hope a Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton presidency will refurbish what they say is a tattered U.S. reputation in the world. Read more
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