Iowa: Election 2008 (President)

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Election Matchup

Barack Obama (D) vs. John McCain (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Barack Obama, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican?"

2 "What if it was John McCain against Democrat Barack Obama?"

3 "If there were an election for President of the United States today, would you vote for Republican John McCain or Democrat Barack Obama?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?"

2 "What if it was Rudy Giuliani against Democrat Barack Obama?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican?"

2 "What if it was Mitt Romney against Barack Obama?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Fred Thompson (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Fred Thompson, the Republican?"

2 "What if it was Fred Thompson against Barack Obama?"

Barack Obama (D) vs. Mike Huckabee (R)

1 "What if it was Mike Huckabee against Barack Obama?"

2 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Mike Huckabee, the Republican?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. John McCain (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican?"

2 "Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote ... Hillary Clinton for the Democrats or John McCain for the Republicans." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

3 "What if it was Republican John McCain against Hillary Clinton?"

4 "If there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?"

2 "if there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who would you vote for?"

3 "Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote ... Rudy Giuliani for the Republicans or Hillary Clinton for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican?"

2 "Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote ... Mitt Romney for the Republicans or Hillary Clinton for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

3 "What if it was Republican Mitt Romney against Hillary Clinton?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Fred Thompson (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, and Fred Thompson, the Republican?"

2 "What if it was Republican Fred Thompson against Hillary Clinton?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Mike Huckabee (R)

1 "What if it was Republican Mike Huckabee against Hillary Clinton?"

2 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Hillary Clinton, the Democrat, and Mike Huckabee, the Republican?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Ron Paul (R)

1 "What if it was Republican Ron Paul against Hillary Clinton?"

Hillary Clinton (D) vs. Bill Frist (R)

1 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... Bill Frist for the Republicans or Hillary Clinton for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

John Edwards (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Edwards, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?"

2 "What if it was Rudy Giuliani against Democrat John Edwards?"

3 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... Rudy Giuliani for the Republicans or John Edwards for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

John Edwards (D) vs. John McCain (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Edwards, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... John Edwards for the Democrats or John McCain for the Republicans." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

John Edwards (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Edwards, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... John Edwards for the Democrats or Mitt Romney for the Republicans." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

3 "What if it was Mitt Romney against John Edwards?"

John Edwards (D) vs. Fred Thompson (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Edwards, the Democrat, and Fred Thompson, the Republican?"

2 "What if it was Fred Thompson against John Edwards?"

John Edwards (D) vs. Mike Huckabee (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Edwards, the Democrat, and Mike Huckabee, the Republican?"

John Edwards (D) vs. Bill Frist (R)

1 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... John Edwards for the Democrats or Bill Frist for the Republicans." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Al Gore (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Al Gore, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?"

2 "What if the only two candidates on the ballot were Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Al Gore?"

Al Gore (D) vs. John McCain (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Al Gore, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican?"

Al Gore (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Al Gore, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican?"

Tom Vilsack (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Tom Vilsack, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... Rudy Giuliani for the Republicans or Tom Vilsack for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Tom Vilsack (D) vs. John McCain (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Tom Vilsack, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... John McCain for the Republicans Tom Vilsack for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Tom Vilsack (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between Tom Vilsack, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... Tom Vilsack for the Democrats or Mitt Romney for the Republicans." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Tom Vilsack (D) vs. Bill Frist (R)

1 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... Bill Frist for the Republicans Tom Vilsack for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

John Kerry (D) vs. Rudy Giuliani (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Kerry, the Democrat, and Rudy Giuliani, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... John Kerry for the Democrats or Rudy Giuliani for the Republicans." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

John Kerry (D) vs. John McCain (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Kerry, the Democrat, and John McCain, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... John Kerry for the Democrats or John McCain for the Republicans." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

John Kerry (D) vs. Mitt Romney (R)

1 "If the 2008 election for President were held today, who would you vote for if the choice were between John Kerry, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican?"

2 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... Mitt Romney for the Republicans or John Kerry for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

John Kerry (D) vs. Bill Frist (R)

1 "(Turning now to the Presidential election in 2008, I want to mention several pairs of candidates who may face each other in the general election. For each pair, please tell me for whom you would vote) ... Bill Frist for the Republicans or John Kerry for the Democrats." The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

Vice President

Barack Obama Select Hillary Clinton As Vice-Presidential Running Mate

1 "Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as his Vice-Presidential running mate?"

Democratic Caucus

Democratic Caucus Matchup