Word: polle
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...With those expectations casting Thompson as Reagan reincarnate, it's easy to understand why he's staying out of the race for as long as he can. The next Republican debate takes place Aug. 5 in Des Moines, to be followed six days later by the Iowa straw poll in Ames, an expensive faux election that measures the muscle of a candidate's organization and the thickness of his wallet more than his actual appeal to caucus voters. Thompson advisers decided that the risk of underperforming at either of these high-profile events was too great - and outweighed any advantages...
...general, the numbers seem to support Van Hollen's assertion: 62% of Americans, including 84% of Democrats and 66% of independents, now believe it was a mistake to send troops to Iraq in the first place, according to a June 2007 Gallup poll. But among Republicans, the number, while growing, is much smaller; only 28% believe the Iraq war was a mistake, while, according to a June Pew poll, 58% say the military effort is going well. That makes for some uncomfortable conversations back home for Democratic Representatives like Altmire...
Taking its place alongside firehouse pancake breakfasts and the Ames straw poll is a new campaign staple: the Trivial Story. The details change--Mitt Romney spends $300 for a makeup artist; John Kerry orders a Philly cheesesteak with provolone instead of "Whiz"; Al Gore wears earth tones on the advice of a consultant. The more trivial the story, the more newsprint and airtime it soaks...
...presidential quest that few people are taking seriously. Biden has been a U.S. Senator for 35 years. He has the strongest foreign policy credentials of any of the candidates in the field-in a year when such expertise should be paramount. And yet in the latest New Hampshire poll he is rocking along at 3%, the same level as Dennis Kucinich but ahead of Chris Dodd, an equally estimable Senator. Biden raised "only" $2.3 million in the last quarter...
...view the complete poll results, visit http://www.pulsarresearch.com/TIME.html