2008 Woodie Awards
Poll shows Clinton with narrow lead in Iowa
John McCormick
Issue date: 10/10/07 Section: News
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CHICAGO - With the nation's first presidential balloting just three months off, a new poll shows Sen. Hillary Clinton with a narrow lead among Iowans expected to participate in their state's first-in-the-nation Democratic caucuses.
Clinton wins support from 29 percent of likely caucus participants, followed by 23 percent for former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and 22 percent for Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, according to a new Iowa Poll, released Saturday evening by The Des Moines Register.
Obama's position in the poll is virtually unchanged from May, while Edwards has slipped from the top spot in a state viewed as an essential win for his campaign.
Clinton has enjoyed wide leads in national polls, but this poll shows the New York senator has also gained ground in a state that had in recent months been widely considered a statistical toss-up among the top three Democrats.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was backed by 8 percent of likely caucus participants, while all the other Democrats in the field recorded less than 10 percent.
On the Republican side, the poll shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with a strong lead, at 29 percent. Actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is his nearest challenger in the Iowa Poll, receiving backing from 18 percent of likely GOP caucus participants.
The poll shows former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani essentially tied for third place in Iowa, with 12 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona is at 7 percent, with all other Republicans in the field receiving 5 percent of less.
For Clinton, who like Edwards is campaigning in Iowa this weekend, the poll offers a boost. But it also shows the race remains fluid, with 53 percent of Democratic poll participants saying they could be persuaded to support someone else.
The newspaper reported that Obama, who was campaigning in the state while the poll was conducted, had the highest rating on the traits of integrity, vision and charisma.
He also led among political independents and those under age of 45, both groups that tend to be less dependable caucus participants than active Democrats and older voters.
The paper said the phone survey of likely caucus-goers was conducted Monday through Wednesday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
Clinton wins support from 29 percent of likely caucus participants, followed by 23 percent for former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and 22 percent for Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, according to a new Iowa Poll, released Saturday evening by The Des Moines Register.
Obama's position in the poll is virtually unchanged from May, while Edwards has slipped from the top spot in a state viewed as an essential win for his campaign.
Clinton has enjoyed wide leads in national polls, but this poll shows the New York senator has also gained ground in a state that had in recent months been widely considered a statistical toss-up among the top three Democrats.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was backed by 8 percent of likely caucus participants, while all the other Democrats in the field recorded less than 10 percent.
On the Republican side, the poll shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with a strong lead, at 29 percent. Actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is his nearest challenger in the Iowa Poll, receiving backing from 18 percent of likely GOP caucus participants.
The poll shows former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani essentially tied for third place in Iowa, with 12 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
Sen. John McCain of Arizona is at 7 percent, with all other Republicans in the field receiving 5 percent of less.
For Clinton, who like Edwards is campaigning in Iowa this weekend, the poll offers a boost. But it also shows the race remains fluid, with 53 percent of Democratic poll participants saying they could be persuaded to support someone else.
The newspaper reported that Obama, who was campaigning in the state while the poll was conducted, had the highest rating on the traits of integrity, vision and charisma.
He also led among political independents and those under age of 45, both groups that tend to be less dependable caucus participants than active Democrats and older voters.
The paper said the phone survey of likely caucus-goers was conducted Monday through Wednesday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.
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Lola La Loca
posted 10/10/07 @ 6:50 PM MST
Yay! Hillary is the best candidate out there. To all the those haterz out there, stop hating ok. Especially men feel threatened by her coz she is strong and knows her shit ant that intimidates their stupid superior attitude. (Continued…)
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