Nationwide Opinion Polling For The Republican Party 2008 Presidential Candidates
This article is a collection of nation-wide public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2008 Republican presidential candidates, typically using standard statistical methodology. The public is generally sampled by land-line telephone only, and sometimes asked only about their opinion of certain candidates.
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