NH POLL: Clinton Lead Shrinks to 10 Points (34 / 24 for Obama)

New Hampshire: Clinton Lead Shrinks to 10 Points
Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Primary has fallen to its lowest level of the season.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll of the state’s Likely Primary Voters shows Clinton leading Senator Barack Obama by ten percentage points, 34% to 24%. Former Senator John Edwards attracts 15% of the vote while New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson earns 8%. No other candidate tops the 3% level of support.

At 34%, Clinton’s current level of support is the lowest measured in any Rasmussen Reports poll this year. Four previous polls in New Hampshire found her consistently in the 37% to 40% range.

This is the first poll of the race conducted since Senator Hillary Clinton’s debate gaffe concerning drivers licenses for illegal immigrants. In the last poll before that debate, Clinton held a sixteen-point advantage over Obama. A month earlier, Clinton was ahead by twenty-three percentage points.

The current poll also shows that Clinton’s favorability ratings have dropped. Among New Hampshire’s Likely Voters, 72% now offer a positive assessment of the frontrunner. That’s down from 81% prior to the debate. Obama is viewed favorably by 82%, Edwards by 76%

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008__1/2008_presidential_election/new_hampshire/election_2008_new_hampshire_democratic_primary

Now we'll be spared from HillShill "Resistance is futile!" posts for a few hours until HQ adjusts its talking point.

that's all it needs to be right now.

One would suspect (or hope for, at least) a similar trend.

and South Carolina, for that matter. The coronation has turned into a contest.

LOL...if NH dropped like this and she had a sizeable lead there then I'm sure it dropped in Iowa too.

I thought he was looking to win Iowa and SC; and just hope for a good showing in New Hampshire.

This is huge; especially if other polls reflect the same thing.

In the past, third or fourth place candidates have jumped to first in NH.

Why is the MSM trying to shove Obama down our throats? I do not know ONE SINGLE Obama supporter...clearly these polls are waaaay out of whack!!!!

LOL, they're a "Republican outfit" now? Funny how their polls are always posted by the Clintonites whenever she gains. Dare I call it...hypocrisy?

by people opposed to her. And he's not wrong.

Now that Hillary appears to have dropped some, all of a sudden polls are wonderful things to those who weren't liking them not too long ago (Jeff Dem excluded)

Just wanted to see if they will recognize now how ridiculous it sounds

where they were actually campaigning (Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina)...I always had a problem with national polls because I think the logic in the outcome is flawed.

didn't mean shit. And they didn't. Less than two months from Iowa, that's not so much the case anymore.

That went straight over your head, didn't it?

I knew you had a sense of humor within those bones.

:)

Good news for Edwards and Richardson as well. Both are very much in it.

Obama or Hillary will make fine presidents if they get the nod. Both will be electable in the general election, unlike a John Edwards campaign, which would result in a landslide for Republicans.

Let the increased competition bring out the best in either one of them. Too bad Biden or Kucinich couldn't close the gap, too, especially Kucinich who represents Democrats better than anyone.

With Obama, we (The American People) will score NEW and most likely, YOUNGER people in The Executive Branch than with HRC.

With HRC, we will get "her husband's" old INSIDERS and DLC tired old re-run *dignitaries* and other 90s burn-out politicos from their illustrious DLC machine. :thumbsdown:

Remember all the horrific Bush Co. re-runs? Now, of course the DLCers wouldn't be the total disaster that right wing republicans are but they are STILL card carrying plutocrats and neo-liberals, i.e., free trade and an urge to default to bombing and war.

Because Obama will NOT bring in re-treads (the DLC salty insiders from Bill Clinton's Presidency), WE, THE PEOPLE may just be considered as equal to the mighty mighty corporations when policy is enacted. :shrug:

than - not only us "peasant classes" - but also those frequented by younger political insiders such as Obama. :shrug:

the Emperor to be wears no clothes

All Image, No Substance

Give us something Real.

Obama and Edwards gangs have penetrated the blogs bashing Clinton up one side and down the other.
Smear tactics work. I wonder why we forget that in the national campaigns.

HRC will be the next President. Peace and low stress to you and yours.

primary...

You mean you don't have one already? Damn. Why do you hate 'Merca?

Sorry, but I see some ink in your future, my friend. :bounce:

peace and low stress to you and yours.
:)

81 to 72 favorables? That's a brutal drop.

dismissed the national poll (where her lead shrunk from 30% to 19%) as being of all voters. Just wanted to make sure. :D

this (from the OP link) tends to imply she still solid overall:

"Still, while the latest numbers show some movement, it’s important to note that Senator Clinton retains a double digit lead both in New Hampshire and nationally. Also, Clinton’s support is more solid than that of her challengers. Fifty-five percent (55%) of Clinton supporters in New Hampshire say they are certain they will vote for her. Just 43% say the same about Obama while 33% of Edwards’ voters are that certain."

And move it did. Woo-effin-woo!!!!

K&R

But since then up until the week is been virtually all Hillary with her gaining or standing pat.

with Hillary declining and Obama gaining, in various combinations.

Win by performing surprisingly well and defying expectations.

Both states are wide open, and anyone in the top four could win it.

Thank goodness for IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. Both states may still be able to save us from Hillary!!!!

Rasmussen is all over the place. Can't depend on it. Let's wait until we get some other polls that show the same trend before we start celebrating - or getting worried if you support Hillary.

Way to go N.H> before you laugh, remember I told the board last week that Iwoa was in a three way tie. Want be a tie when Dennis give over to Edwards.