BetterPolls.com | Comprehensive 2008 Presidential Poll

System	Winner(s)
Instant Runoff Normalized Ratings	Barack Obama
Virtual Round Robin	Democratic Party Candidate
Raw Rating Summation	Democratic Party Candidate
Approval	Barack Obama
Instant Runoff Voting	Barack Obama

Histograms

Rate the following choices. "10" for a most preferred choice, "-10" for a least preferred choice, and so on. Leaving some choices blank is OK, and indicates no preference for or against.

Barack Obama
Rating	Votes
10	30
9	11
8	13
7	14
6	7
5	3
4	3
3	5
2	1
1	2
0	1
-1	1
-2	1
-3	2
-4	0
-5	0
-6	2
-7	1
-8	3
-9	1
-10	11
votes	112
average	4.625

Democratic Party Candidate
Rating	Votes
10	49
9	12
8	3
7	3
6	1
5	4
4	0
3	2
2	0
1	1
0	0
-1	0
-2	1
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	1
-7	1
-8	3
-9	1
-10	6
votes	88
average	6.454545454545454

John Edwards
Rating	Votes
10	18
9	17
8	8
7	6
6	10
5	13
4	4
3	2
2	1
1	4
0	0
-1	1
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	1
-6	1
-7	1
-8	3
-9	3
-10	9
votes	102
average	4.235294117647059

Bill Richardson
Rating	Votes
10	5
9	8
8	12
7	16
6	11
5	10
4	4
3	2
2	10
1	3
0	5
-1	2
-2	0
-3	1
-4	0
-5	1
-6	1
-7	1
-8	0
-9	0
-10	8
votes	100
average	3.88

Al Gore
Rating	Votes
10	29
9	6
8	1
7	0
6	1
5	1
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	2
votes	40
average	8.575

Wesley Clark
Rating	Votes
10	10
9	3
8	3
7	2
6	1
5	1
4	0
3	1
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	1
-9	0
-10	0
votes	22
average	7.7727272727272725

Dennis Kucinich
Rating	Votes
10	9
9	2
8	6
7	3
6	5
5	8
4	5
3	3
2	2
1	8
0	7
-1	1
-2	1
-3	1
-4	0
-5	5
-6	1
-7	1
-8	3
-9	2
-10	13
votes	86
average	0.8372093023255814

Russ Feingold
Rating	Votes
10	8
9	1
8	1
7	0
6	1
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	11
average	9.363636363636363

Chris Dodd
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	1
8	2
7	1
6	7
5	8
4	8
3	7
2	11
1	6
0	7
-1	1
-2	1
-3	3
-4	1
-5	2
-6	1
-7	1
-8	1
-9	0
-10	8
votes	77
average	0.8831168831168831

Tom Vilsack
Rating	Votes
10	2
9	1
8	3
7	3
6	5
5	9
4	6
3	6
2	8
1	9
0	2
-1	1
-2	2
-3	1
-4	4
-5	4
-6	1
-7	1
-8	0
-9	1
-10	9
votes	78
average	0.7692307692307693

Ron Paul
Rating	Votes
10	4
9	1
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	5
average	9.8

Wes Clark
Rating	Votes
10	3
9	1
8	1
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	1
-10	0
votes	6
average	6.333333333333333

Mike Huckabee
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	0
8	1
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	1
3	1
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	4
average	6.25

Howard Dean
Rating	Votes
10	2
9	0
8	1
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	3
average	9.333333333333334

Ralph Nader
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	1
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	1
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	3
average	7.666666666666667

Duncan Hunter
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	1
8	2
7	1
6	0
5	0
4	1
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	1
-10	1
votes	7
average	2.4285714285714284

Mike Gravel
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	1
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	1
average	4.0

Sam Brownback
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	2
7	1
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	2
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	4
votes	9
average	-1.2222222222222223

Chuck Hagel
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	1
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	1
average	-6.0

Tommy Thompson
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	0
-1	1
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	1
votes	3
average	-3.0

sam brownback
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	2
votes	2
average	-10.0

Mike Gravel
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	2
7	0
6	1
5	3
4	2
3	3
2	5
1	8
0	11
-1	0
-2	1
-3	4
-4	3
-5	3
-6	0
-7	0
-8	1
-9	0
-10	6
votes	53
average	-0.6981132075471698

Green Party Candidate
Rating	Votes
10	5
9	2
8	3
7	1
6	3
5	6
4	1
3	1
2	4
1	4
0	8
-1	1
-2	1
-3	3
-4	0
-5	0
-6	1
-7	1
-8	3
-9	4
-10	17
votes	69
average	-1.289855072463768

Libertarian Party Candidate
Rating	Votes
10	4
9	0
8	2
7	1
6	3
5	2
4	2
3	2
2	5
1	7
0	6
-1	2
-2	1
-3	1
-4	1
-5	5
-6	3
-7	2
-8	2
-9	5
-10	11
votes	67
average	-1.7462686567164178

Joe Biden
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	1
8	0
7	2
6	3
5	5
4	4
3	9
2	7
1	5
0	7
-1	3
-2	6
-3	5
-4	4
-5	3
-6	1
-7	0
-8	1
-9	4
-10	18
votes	88
average	-1.8522727272727273

Hillary Clinton
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	5
8	3
7	2
6	5
5	9
4	6
3	4
2	3
1	4
0	9
-1	4
-2	1
-3	2
-4	1
-5	4
-6	2
-7	2
-8	5
-9	5
-10	29
votes	106
average	-2.1037735849056602

Rudy Giuliani
Rating	Votes
10	2
9	3
8	1
7	1
6	0
5	4
4	3
3	4
2	0
1	2
0	4
-1	4
-2	2
-3	7
-4	1
-5	5
-6	5
-7	7
-8	6
-9	9
-10	25
votes	95
average	-4.294736842105263

Mitt Romney
Rating	Votes
10	3
9	3
8	3
7	1
6	1
5	3
4	1
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	3
-1	2
-2	1
-3	2
-4	2
-5	5
-6	3
-7	7
-8	15
-9	8
-10	29
votes	93
average	-5.129032258064516

Republican Party Candidate
Rating	Votes
10	4
9	2
8	3
7	1
6	0
5	0
4	1
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	2
-1	0
-2	0
-3	1
-4	0
-5	2
-6	2
-7	2
-8	4
-9	0
-10	58
votes	83
average	-6.698795180722891

John McCain
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	0
8	0
7	3
6	2
5	4
4	1
3	2
2	2
1	0
0	2
-1	2
-2	1
-3	1
-4	1
-5	7
-6	5
-7	5
-8	12
-9	8
-10	36
votes	95
average	-5.91578947368421

Newt Gingrich
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	3
8	6
7	1
6	0
5	2
4	2
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	1
-1	1
-2	0
-3	3
-4	0
-5	0
-6	1
-7	2
-8	8
-9	10
-10	54
votes	95
average	-6.5473684210526315

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Comprehensive 2008 Presidential Poll

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