Past Polls
- 9/ 2/2008 What previous VP nominee will Sarah Palin most resemble this fall?
- 8/30/2008 What effect will the Sarah Palin VP selection have on McCain's campaign?
- 8/25/2008 What should be the chief objective of Obama's campaign at the Democratic Convention?
- 8/22/2008 What effect will the Joe Biden VP selection have on the Obama campaign?
- 8/17/2008 Barack Obama is expected to choose his running mate this week. Which one of these top contenders is the best choice?
- 8/ 3/2008 What will be the Beijing Olympics' legacy?
- 7/27/2008 What effect did Obama's foreign trip have on his chances for victory in November?
- 7/21/2008 John McCain is expected to announce his running mate this week. Who would be the absolute worst choice?
- 7/14/2008 Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore oil drilling this week. What would be a better short-term solution to our gas price problem?
- 7/ 8/2008 Now that telecom immunity bill has passed, how can the Democratic Congress redeem itself?
- 7/ 6/2008 What should be the main focus of the G-8 Summit?
- 7/ 2/2008 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/26/2008 How can Hillary Clinton best help Barack Obama achieve victory this fall?
- 6/23/2008 In light of Don Imus's latest offensive racial remark, what should the fallout be?
- 6/18/2008 What tactic should Obama embrace to win the White House?
- 6/16/2008 Who would you like to see become the next host of Meet the Press?
- 6/ 9/2008 What would you like to see Hillary Clinton do next?
- 6/ 2/2008 Which 2004 red state has the most potential to turn blue in 2008?
- 5/19/2008 Which GOP senator is most likely to lose his re-election bid in November?
- 3/25/2008 What's ahead for the US economy?
- 3/19/2008 What aspects of the New Deal best address our current political and economic challenges?
- 3/16/2008 What's the single most important step the government can take to address the crumbling economy?
- 3/11/2008 Which recent sex scandal revealed the most about politicians as we know them?
- 3/ 5/2008 After Texas and Ohio, what's the best course for the Democratic presidential process?
- 2/19/2008 How should the dispute over the Michigan and Florida primaries be settled?
- 2/11/2008 Who's John McCain's scariest running-mate?
- 2/ 5/2008 What's the best outcome as Clinton and Obama battle for delegates?
- 2/ 4/2008 What's next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 How Can Hillary Clinton solve her Bill problem?
- 1/22/2008 What next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/22/2008 Is Rudy Giuliani finally finished?
- 1/16/2008 Is John Edwards finished?
- 1/ 8/2008 Which GOP presidential contender poses the greatest threat?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Barack Obama's greatest challenge in the next primaries?
- 12/17/2007 Who was the most valuable progressive in 2007?
- 12/12/2007 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 12/ 3/2007 What progressive group has made a real difference in 2007?
- 11/26/2007 Will anything useful come of the Mideast Peace Talks in Annapolis?
- 11/16/2007 As things stand today, who is best positioned to be the GOP presidential nominee?
- 11/16/2007 What political event are you most thankful for?
- 11/ 7/2007 If the Democratic presidential primary were held today in your state, who would get your vote?
- 11/ 1/2007 If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, who's her most likely running-mate?
- 10/22/2007 What is the most destabilizing force in Pakistan today?
- 10/10/2007 Who should win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
- 10/ 2/2007 What will it take to keep the Bush Administration from attacking Iran?
- 9/20/2007 Iraq banned Blackwater USA for violence against civilians. What now?
- 9/13/2007 Which Democratic presidential candidate has the best plan for getting out of Iraq?
- 9/ 6/2007 As the Bush Administration presses to extend the surge, what will Democrats in Congress do?
- 8/27/2007 What was Alberto Gonzales's biggest mistake?
- 8/16/2007 Should Cindy Sheehan be challenging Nancy Pelosi in 2008?
- 8/ 1/2007 Now that Rupert Murdoch has sealed the deal to buy the Wall Street Journal, what does it mean to you?
- 7/26/2007 What impact will the CNN/YouTube Debate have on Campaign 08?
- 7/17/2007 Imagine US troops leave Iraq in July 2008. What will Iraq look like in July 2009?
- 7/ 4/2007 Al Gore's Live Earth concerts are:
- 7/ 3/2007 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/21/2007 Mike Bloomberg is poised to make an independent run for president. Should he do it?
- 6/13/2007 Have feminists soured on Hillary?
- 5/31/2007 What happens if Israel succeeds in walling off the Occupied Territories?
- 5/17/2007 What Is Bush's Dumbest Utterance?
- 5/ 3/2007 Who most deserves to be impeached?
- 4/24/2007 What's the most immediate action Congress should take to address global warming?
- 4/13/2007 Don Imus is finally out of a job at MSNBC and CBS. Who's the biggest loser?
- 3/27/2007 How likely is it that US troops will exit Iraq by 2008?
- 3/ 6/2007 The Scooter Libby trial is over. Was justice served?
- 2/27/2007 What's Hillary Clinton's greatest weakness as a presidential candidate?
- 2/20/2007 If they gave an Oscar for the year's best progressive film, the winner would be...
- 2/16/2007 Who's the most likely GOP presidential contender?
- 2/ 7/2007 Who is the Worst US President Ever?
- 1/31/2007 What's the most likely consequence of the Iraq War?
- 0/ 0/ 0 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 0/ 0/ 0 Where should John Edwards go from here?
Who will win?
Or who would we like to see win?
The 1st is a dumb horse race Q.
Posted by Lit at 01/2/2008
The Nation - at least whoever is running these loaded farces disguises as polls - is at it again. This time they are disrespecting the "minor" candidates by making the poll itself irrelevent to anyone but the "horse race" junkies. Who cares what Nation readers guess about who will win Iowa? Is there a pool? Do we win something? It certainly won't change the results in Iowa. Seriously, who is writing these questions? I'd like to ask that they post here and explain their rationale. I'd also like to ask Nation readers to check the last box, to show that we're at least a bit more sophisticated in our thinking than Fox or CNN viewers.
Michael Cerkowski
Posted by mabel33 at 01/2/2008
All across this state, you’ve shared with me your stories. And all too often they’ve been stories of struggle and hardship.
I’ve heard from seniors who were betrayed by CEOs who dumped their pensions while pocketing bonuses, and from those who still can’t afford their prescriptions because Congress refused to negotiate with the drug companies for the cheapest available price.
I’ve met Maytag workers who labored all their lives only to see their jobs shipped overseas; who now compete with their teenagers for $7-an-hour jobs at Wal-Mart.
I’ve spoken with teachers who are working at doughnut shops after school just to make ends meet, who are still digging into their own pockets to pay for school supplies.
Just two weeks ago, I heard a young woman in Cedar Rapids who told me she only gets three hours of sleep because she works the night shift after a full day of college and still can’t afford health care for a sister with cerebral palsy. She spoke not with self-pity but with determination, and wonders why the government isn’t doing more to help her afford the education that will allow her to live out her dreams.
I’ve spoken to veterans who talk with pride about what they’ve accomplished in Afghanistan and Iraq, but who nevertheless think of those they’ve left behind and question the wisdom of our mission in Iraq; the mothers weeping in my arms over the memories of their sons; the disabled or homeless vets who wonder why their service has been forgotten.
And I’ve spoken to Americans in every corner of the state, patriots all, who wonder why we have allowed our standing in the world to decline so badly, so quickly. They know this has not made us safer. They know that we must never negotiate out of fear, but that we must never fear to negotiate with our enemies as well as our friends. They are ashamed of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo and warrantless wiretaps and ambiguity on torture. They love their country and want its cherished values and ideals restored.
It is precisely because you’ve experienced these frustrations, and seen the cost of inaction in your own lives, that you understand why we can’t afford to settle for the same old politics. You know that we can’t afford to allow the insurance lobbyists to kill health care reform one more time, and the oil lobbyists to keep us addicted to fossil fuels because no one stood up and took their power away when they had the chance.
You know that we can’t afford four more years of the same divisive food fight in Washington that’s about scoring political points instead of solving problems; that’s about tearing your opponents down instead of lifting this country up.
We can’t afford the same politics of fear that tells Democrats that the only way to look tough on national security is to talk, act and vote like George Bush Republicans; that invokes 9/11 as a way to scare up votes instead of a challenge that should unite all Americans to defeat our real enemies.
We can’t afford to be so worried about losing the next election that we lose the battles we owe to the next generation.
The real gamble in this election is playing the same Washington game with the same Washington players and expecting a different result. And that’s a risk we can’t take. Not this year. Not when the stakes are this high. (continued above)
Posted by Metteyya at 01/2/2008
A succinct response to the Metteyya spam posting--
Ezra Klein at the American Prospect ~10/10/06:
But if Obama avoided being battle-tested in 2004 by the grace of God, it's his own timidity that has kept his name clean since.
Given his national profile and formidable political talents, he could have been a potent spokesman for Democratic causes in the Senate. Instead, he has refused to expend his political or personal capital on a single controversial issue, preferring to offer anodyne pieces of legislation and sign on to the popular efforts of others.
--And he still hasn't stood up for anything gutsy to this day.
Posted by b_kool_66 at 01/2/2008
Metteyya must never have heard the saying "less is more" or perhaps he's Joe Biden's speech coach. That said, I don't know if Obama's stand against the Iraq war was gutsy, timid or he just wanted to defy Bush. His speeches and releases speak of promise, hope, a better world for all mankind, being able to do everything better then anyone has ever done it before, and being able to avoid any and all mistakes that all before him have ever made, and never mentioning how much all this is going to cost. Such bullshit has gotten a lot of people elected.
Posted by bean22 at 01/3/2008
Wishful thinking... he's willing to ceed to Obama, Michael Moore wants Al Gore , but will settle for Edwards at Common dreams (THE Comments there are fantastic! More than not believe we are turning fascist!
Michael says he loves Kuchinick so get your butt going !!!
if you havent seen it go to www.worldnetdaily.com !
IMPEACHMENT is what we voted the basterdads out for!
Posted by Rese at 01/3/2008
Edwards is the most progressive candidate (that has a least a slim chance) I have ever seen. We are in such a mess in so many areas that I'm not sure if anyone can make a difference but I am going to vote for Edwards and work to get others to do the same.
Posted by helen brown at 01/3/2008
This is a race full of nags.
Posted by ACook at 01/3/2008