Claim: Nationwide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 2008 United States Presidential election where the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama went up against the Republican ticket of John McCain.
Evidence: This article provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls that were conducted relating to the 2008 United States presidential election. McCain secured the Republican nomination by March 2008, defeating former Governors Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, and other challengers. After a long primary season, Obama secured the Democratic nomination in June 2008.