Obama in Tight Race with Both Thompson and Giuliani
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Rasmussen Reports - Former Senator Fred Thompson (R) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani are on top in polls for the Republican Presidential nomination and both men are competitive in general election match-ups with Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D).
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Bloomberg - Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is tightening as voters say they want both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on a national ticket, a Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows.
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Republican presidential contenders welcomed former Sen. Fred Thompson to the race Wednesday night with humor and pointed advice that he will have to fight them for the nomination.
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Barack Obama's rivals in the Democratic presidential race contend he sometimes voted "present" on tough issues rather than take a firm stand.
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Democrat Barack Obama exploded into the 2008 White House race on a crusade to cleanse politics: nearly five months of campaign trail rough-and-tumble later, he is still in Hillary Clinton&#39;s shadow.
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Ten Republican presidential hopefuls face off in a debate Wednesday with the shadow of another possible runner hanging at their shoulders -- former Sen. Fred Thompson They face the balancing act of putting light between themselves and an increasingly unpopular president without alienating their base. One issue that could provide fireworks is the immigration bill supported by President Bush but which has sharply divided Republicans.
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With Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton  leading the presidential pack, anticipation is growing that  they could face off for the White House in 2008 in a New York  street fight that has brewed for years.
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Republican rivals Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney and John McCain sought on Friday to become the favorite of anxious social conservatives, each suggesting he offered the best chance of thwarting abortion rights supporter Rudy Giuliani.
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Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican presidential contender acclaimed for his leadership after the September 11 attacks, took a largely symbolic step closer to an official White House run on Monday.
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Rasmussen Reports - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) has moved a step closer to officially enter the 2008 race for the White House, but polling in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination remains little changed. Giuliani attracts 27% of the vote, down from 29% a week ago. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that Senator John McCain&#39;s (R) support has held steady at 19% among Likely GOP Primary voters.
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Fred Thompson's expected entry into the tight Republican presidential race is drawing crucial strength from conservatives and older men, vaulting him into the thick of the nomination fight, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll says.
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the clear front-runner in the crowded GOP presidential field and has a substantial lead on the closest competition, according to a CNN poll released Monday.
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With Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton leading the presidential pack, anticipation is growing that they could face off for the White House in 2008 in a New York street fight that has brewed for years.
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Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were locked in a tight battle Tuesday in the key New Hampshire presidential primary while Republican John McCain won a back-from-the dead victory in the 2008 nomination contest.
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Rasmussen Reports - Over the past four months, Rasmussen Reports polling has consistently shown Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani holding the top two slots in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.
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John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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NEW YORK  - A new study of campaign 2008 coverage finds that Illinois Democrat Barack Obama and former "Law & Order" actor Fred Thompson, a Republican, have enjoyed much more positive coverage than their rivals.