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What's the most important issue the candidates have yet to address?

  • A real alternative to Bush's
    19%  (540) 19%
  • An effective response to the financial crisis
    15%  (416) 15%
  • Restoration of our lost Constitutional rights
    40%  (1097) 40%
  • Halting the impact of climate change
    11%  (310) 11%
  • Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure
    13%  (357) 13%

Past Polls

  1. 8/30/2008 What effect will the Sarah Palin VP selection have on McCain's campaign?
  2. 8/25/2008 What should be the chief objective of Obama's campaign at the Democratic Convention?
  3. 8/22/2008 What effect will the Joe Biden VP selection have on the Obama campaign?
  4. 8/17/2008 Barack Obama is expected to choose his running mate this week. Which one of these top contenders is the best choice?
  5. 8/ 3/2008 What will be the Beijing Olympics' legacy?
  6. 7/27/2008 What effect did Obama's foreign trip have on his chances for victory in November?
  7. 7/21/2008 John McCain is expected to announce his running mate this week. Who would be the absolute worst choice?
  8. 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?
  9. 7/ 8/2008 Now that telecom immunity bill has passed, how can the Democratic Congress redeem itself?
  10. 7/ 6/2008 What should be the main focus of the G-8 Summit?
  11. 7/ 2/2008 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
  12. 6/26/2008 How can Hillary Clinton best help Barack Obama achieve victory this fall?
  13. 6/23/2008 In light of Don Imus's latest offensive racial remark, what should the fallout be?
  14. 6/18/2008 What tactic should Obama embrace to win the White House?
  15. 6/16/2008 Who would you like to see become the next host of Meet the Press?
  16. 6/ 9/2008 What would you like to see Hillary Clinton do next?
  17. 6/ 2/2008 Which 2004 red state has the most potential to turn blue in 2008?
  18. 5/19/2008 Which GOP senator is most likely to lose his re-election bid in November?
  19. 3/25/2008 What's ahead for the US economy?
  20. 3/19/2008 What aspects of the New Deal best address our current political and economic challenges?
  21. 3/16/2008 What's the single most important step the government can take to address the crumbling economy?
  22. 3/11/2008 Which recent sex scandal revealed the most about politicians as we know them?
  23. 3/ 5/2008 After Texas and Ohio, what's the best course for the Democratic presidential process?
  24. 2/19/2008 How should the dispute over the Michigan and Florida primaries be settled?
  25. 2/11/2008 Who's John McCain's scariest running-mate?
  26. 2/ 5/2008 What's the best outcome as Clinton and Obama battle for delegates?
  27. 2/ 4/2008 What's next for Citizen Kang?
  28. 1/28/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
  29. 1/28/2008 How Can Hillary Clinton solve her Bill problem?
  30. 1/22/2008 What next for Citizen Kang?
  31. 1/22/2008 Is Rudy Giuliani finally finished?
  32. 1/16/2008 Is John Edwards finished?
  33. 1/ 8/2008 Which GOP presidential contender poses the greatest threat?
  34. 1/ 3/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
  35. 1/ 3/2008 What's Barack Obama's greatest challenge in the next primaries?
  36. 1/ 1/2008 Who will make the strongest showing in the Iowa Democratic caucuses?
  37. 12/17/2007 Who was the most valuable progressive in 2007?
  38. 12/12/2007 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
  39. 12/ 3/2007 What progressive group has made a real difference in 2007?
  40. 11/26/2007 Will anything useful come of the Mideast Peace Talks in Annapolis?
  41. 11/16/2007 As things stand today, who is best positioned to be the GOP presidential nominee?
  42. 11/16/2007 What political event are you most thankful for?
  43. 11/ 7/2007 If the Democratic presidential primary were held today in your state, who would get your vote?
  44. 11/ 1/2007 If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, who's her most likely running-mate?
  45. 10/22/2007 What is the most destabilizing force in Pakistan today?
  46. 10/10/2007 Who should win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
  47. 10/ 2/2007 What will it take to keep the Bush Administration from attacking Iran?
  48. 9/20/2007 Iraq banned Blackwater USA for violence against civilians. What now?
  49. 9/13/2007 Which Democratic presidential candidate has the best plan for getting out of Iraq?
  50. 9/ 6/2007 As the Bush Administration presses to extend the surge, what will Democrats in Congress do?
  51. 8/27/2007 What was Alberto Gonzales's biggest mistake?
  52. 8/16/2007 Should Cindy Sheehan be challenging Nancy Pelosi in 2008?
  53. 8/ 1/2007 Now that Rupert Murdoch has sealed the deal to buy the Wall Street Journal, what does it mean to you?
  54. 7/26/2007 What impact will the CNN/YouTube Debate have on Campaign 08?
  55. 7/17/2007 Imagine US troops leave Iraq in July 2008. What will Iraq look like in July 2009?
  56. 7/ 4/2007 Al Gore's Live Earth concerts are:
  57. 7/ 3/2007 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
  58. 6/21/2007 Mike Bloomberg is poised to make an independent run for president. Should he do it?
  59. 6/13/2007 Have feminists soured on Hillary?
  60. 5/31/2007 What happens if Israel succeeds in walling off the Occupied Territories?
  61. 5/17/2007 What Is Bush's Dumbest Utterance?
  62. 5/ 3/2007 Who most deserves to be impeached?
  63. 4/24/2007 What's the most immediate action Congress should take to address global warming?
  64. 4/13/2007 Don Imus is finally out of a job at MSNBC and CBS. Who's the biggest loser?
  65. 3/27/2007 How likely is it that US troops will exit Iraq by 2008?
  66. 3/ 6/2007 The Scooter Libby trial is over. Was justice served?
  67. 2/27/2007 What's Hillary Clinton's greatest weakness as a presidential candidate?
  68. 2/20/2007 If they gave an Oscar for the year's best progressive film, the winner would be...
  69. 2/16/2007 Who's the most likely GOP presidential contender?
  70. 2/ 7/2007 Who is the Worst US President Ever?
  71. 1/31/2007 What's the most likely consequence of the Iraq War?
  72. 0/ 0/ 0 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
  73. 0/ 0/ 0 Where should John Edwards go from here?
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