Obama strong in new poll
Illinois senator would beat both McCain and Giuliani By SARAH LIEBOWITZ
Monitor staff
December 24. 2006 10:00AM
Two weeks after speaking to a sell-out Manchester crowd of more than 1,600, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is reaping the benefits of his visit.
If the Democratic primary were held today, Obama would be in a statistical dead heat with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, according to a new Monitor poll. Last month, a Monitor poll showed Clinton trouncing her opponents, with Obama lagging 23 points behind. "I'm not surprised, because Barack Obama got five days of constant media attention in New Hampshire," said Jim Demers, a lobbyist and former Democratic lawmaker who accompanied Obama throughout the senator's New Hampshire visit. "Obama has demonstrated to the people of New Hampshire that he's a top-tier candidate."
Although Clinton commands considerable support among likely Democratic primary voters, she struggles in general election match-ups, according to the poll. If the contest were held today, both Arizona Sen. John McCain and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani would prevail over Clinton. Obama, in contrast, would eke out a slight win over both Republican candidates. Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards is neck-and-neck with the Republicans. "There are a lot of independents. These are the same people who loathe Bush, loathe the Iraq war," said Del Ali, president of Research 2000, the Maryland-based nonpartisan polling firm that conducted the poll for the Monitor last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
"But deep down, they don't like Hillary Clinton." http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061224/REPOSITORY/612240366 TPM:
Clinton And Obama Tied In New Hampshire PollBy Greg Sargent | bio
A new poll out of New Hampshire shows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a dead heat, with
Clinton at 22% and Obama at 21%. The poll, which was done by by Research 2000 and is scheduled to be published today in the Concord Monitor, finds
John Edwards in third place with 16%, and Al Gore in forth at 10%. On the GOP side, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain are similarly tied, with Giuliani at 26% and McCain at 25%, with Mitt Romney third at 10%.
Interesting footnote: While 18% of GOP voters in New Hampshire voters are undecided, only 8% of New Hampshire Dems haven't made up their minds. We'll link to the full poll when it's online.
http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/dec/24/clinton_and_obama_tied_in_new_hampshire_poll A reminder - the latest Iowa poll of Democrats:
Edwards and Obama Tied in Iowa
A new Research 2000 poll in Iowa shows
John Edwards and Sen. Barack Obama tied among likely Democratic caucus voters with 22% each. Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack trails with 12%, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton at just 10%. All other potential candidates are in the single digits.
Among Republicans, Sen. John McCain leads with 27% followed by Rudy Giuliani at 26% and Mitt Romney at just 9%.
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