HRC still dominates the field, but it looks as if her grip isn't as strong as many would like to think (based off the post at MyDD):
| Candidate | ABC News/WaPo 10/29-11/1 | Newsweek 10/31-11/1 | RCP 8-poll Ave. |
| Clinton | 49 (53) | 43 (44) | 44.4 |
| Obama | 26 (20) | 24 (23) | 22.6 |
| Edwards | 12 (13) | 12 (14) | 12.3 |
| Biden | 3 (2) | 4 (3) | |
| Richardson | 2 (3) | 3 (1) | |
| Kucinich | 2 (1) | 4 (2) | |
| Dodd | 1 (-) | - (1) | |
| Don't Know | 2 (2) | 7 (7) |
Clinton was cut down a bit, Obama was bumped up a little, and Edwards still sees little movement. Let me remind you all that in the beginning of October Clinton had a 30-point lead over Obama. At Obama's "peak" polling he was at about 30% -- with Clinton still in front of him.
So, what do y'all think? Predictions?
Oh, and remember to attend the Griffin Policy Forum tomorrow! I know it'll be hard to pay less attention to the game, but I promise it'll be worth your while.
3 comments:
Yea, I really think that Hillary has the election in the bag. I really like Obama and I feel that he's going to be President someday, but he's not campaigning like a serious candidate. If he was serious he would spend a lot more time and money framing Hillary as a bad choice to primary voters. He is not getting it done. I know he is trying to "change politics" and everything by not going too negative, but there is a reason poltics is played the way it is, it works. When running a campaign you have to frame your personal image as well as your opponent's. If not, you face a strong disadvantage.
As for Hillary, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not too crazy about her. I really don't feel strongly either way about her, but I can tell you one thing: she will have the largest political arsenal out of all the candidates in the General Election. No one, and I mean no one, knows how to frame a political debate like the Clintons can. With those kinds of skills we will be able to win in elections and on issues of policy. Also, a vote for Hillary is a vote to put Bill back into the White House, and who doesn't want that.
Well those are my two cents on the candidates. Let me know what you think.
A national poll of voters showed that 50% of the US will not vote for Hillary Clinton. If one already has half the country against them, how can they ever hope to win a general election?
I think primary voters will take this into consideration when voting. It's probably why Iowa is so tight, and why New Hampshire is poised to be competitive as well.
Also, I could easily prove Obama is much, much more like Bill Clinton than HRC.
Something tells me Bill would never say that lobbyists are people too.
Just because YOU see it, doesn't mean the rest of the country does. Brad.
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