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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:20 PM
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Generation Gap emerges in tightening Democratic presidential race
from the AP, via Yahoo!



By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
1 hour, 56 minutes ago



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 2008 Democratic presidential race has tightened, with Barack Obama gaining on front-runner Hillary Clinton six weeks before the first contest, according to a national Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

Among Republicans, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani expanded his national lead over second-place rival Fred Thompson, the former senator and Hollywood actor, as voters begin to focus on the race for the White House.

"This race is just beginning, let alone all over," pollster John Zogby said.

Clinton led Obama 38 percent to 27 percent in the new poll, a 10-point fall from her 46 percent to 25 percent lead last month. The drop followed a month of attacks on the New York senator from her rivals and a heavily criticized performance in a late-October debate.

Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina remained in third place, climbing four points to 13 percent. All other Democratic contenders scored in low single digits, including New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson at 4 percent.

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Clinton led Obama by at least 20 points among voters age 35 and older. Obama's strength was with younger voters, leading Clinton by more than 30 points among voters between the ages of 18 and 34. .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/pl_nm/usa_poll_politics_dc_3



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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:32 PM
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1. I am already fed up by the racehorse coverage. .I hope these
two 'sure bets' knock each other out... and THEN we can talk.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:38 PM
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2. looks like obama cannot appeal to his own age group, and having dumped boomers, all that
is left for him is the under 35's and the donnie mcclurkin fanbase.

Msongs
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:50 PM
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3. What's so wrong with appealing to Generation Next?....
Edited on Wed Nov-21-07 09:52 PM by marmar
They're going to be stuck with the mess the Boomers are leaving them. (Full disclosure: I'm 35)
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:55 PM
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4. well as a candidate it would be better to have a broader demographic eh?
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 09:58 PM
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5. But according to that poll, Hillary's demographics aren't that wide either....
.... she's not exactly attracting the new voters.
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