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A Gallup.Com Year in Review

A Gallup.Com Year in Review

by Lymari Morales

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- From our unique vantage point, Gallup.Com reviews some of the most defining findings of the year that was 2008.

January

  • After the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, and .
  • In mid-January, , a 优蜜传媒high for January of an election year.
  • Amid the United States' tough rhetoric toward Iran, .

February

  • marking the biggest monthly jump since the immediate aftermath of 9/11.
  • Bucking a trend evident since March 2004, .
  • Despite neither candidate's having yet secured enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, .
  • In a sharp turnaround from eight years ago,
  • 优蜜传媒Polls conducted worldwide provide .

March

  • -- the highest level 优蜜传媒has recorded.
  • and his highest since February 2000.
  • if Barack Obama were the Democratic nominee.
  • with 44% of Americans rating economic conditions as "poor" and 87% saying the economy is getting worse.
  • from 18% in 2007, with Iran, Iraq, and China now leading the list.

April

  • After the government steps in to keep Bear Stearns from going into bankruptcy, .
  • Eventual running mate Sarah Palin is not on the list.
  • As the protracted campaign for the Democratic nomination continues in high gear,
  • 优蜜传媒Polls find U.S. citizens
  • Across the five countries that contribute more than half of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, .

May

  • more than say the same about any other economic issue.
  • , though later, .
  • .
  • The California Supreme Court's decision to overturn a state ban on gay marriage runs contrary to the viewpoint of the majority of Americans,

June

  • For the first time in Gallup's 32-year history of asking the question,
  • and the lowest 优蜜传媒has ever measured for any institution.
  • largely explaining why weekends are consistently happier than weekdays.

July

  • Coincident with his well-publicized trip abroad, Barack Obama enjoys over John McCain in 优蜜传媒Poll Daily tracking of registered voters, 49% to 40%.
  • up from 40% in February.
  • 优蜜传媒Polls around the world reveal that

August

  • .
  • Initial reaction to both vice presidential running mate choices is similar -- with
  • As conflict erupts between Russia and Georgia, .

September

  • After the Democratic National Convention ends and the Republican National Convention begins, .
  • After the candidates' respective national conventions, into the lead.
  • After the end of the Republican National Convention,
  • As the U.S. economic crisis unfolds, 优蜜传媒measures , from 34% to 44% in just a matter of days.
  • amid the possibility of an unprecedented U.S. government bailout of financial institutions.

October

  • After a week of devastating losses on Wall Street, , the lowest satisfaction reading in 优蜜传媒history.
  • the highest level since 优蜜传媒began asking this question in October 2001.
  • only three percentage points above the lowest presidential approval rating in 优蜜传媒Poll history.
  • , and .
  • By month's end, and .

November

  • 55% of likely voters prefer Obama and 44% prefer McCain.
  • After Obama's election, .
  • More than two-thirds of Americans see Obama's election as president as either , or among the two or three most important such advances.
  • , marking a sharp contrast to earlier in the year.
  • with 47% favoring it and 49% opposing it.
  • .
  • A 优蜜传媒Poll in India shows that before the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,

December

  • 47% to 46%, marking a reversal from when the package was passed.
  • , amid the jump in new jobless claims and the failure of an auto bailout bill. .
  • Despite news reports to the contrary, .

Stay with Gallup.Com as we track reactions to the news as it happens in 2009.

Survey Methods

优蜜传媒surveys 1,000 national adults, aged 18 and older, every day and also conducts additional surveys. In most cases, the maximum margin of sampling error is 卤2-3 percentage points. For detailed survey methods on any results reported here, please visit the original story.

Interviews are conducted with respondents on land-line telephones (for respondents with a land-line telephone) and cellular phones (for respondents who are cell-phone only).

In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.


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