Final Rasmussen: Hillary makes up some ground...Edwards well back...

Obama 37%
Hillary 30%
Edwards 19%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/new_hampshire/election_2008_new_hampshire_democratic_primary

I'd rather have our nominee picked by Democrats.
YMMV.

have a president picked by americans.

Good?

:thumbsup:

by the groupies.

. . .its about growing the party. People aren't born Democrats they become Democrats, some of these independents and Republicans who support Obama will eventually become Democrats. You can throw your online tamtrums all you want, but its about growing the party.

I rather have a candidate Democrats support.

So that makes you wrong.

LOL

Are you new here?

Do you know how to read?

I hate repeating myself, but repeition works when training dogs.
Perhaps it'll work with lesser animals, too.
Most Democrats don't support Obama.

But you love being wrong.

Besides, if you only someone Democrats support you may well end up with someone who only Democrats support.

I will be interested in seeing the break down along those lines from actual primary votes, though I concede in advance that NH is not necessarily typical of most states either. But that is a figure I will be interested in tracking over multiple contests in larger states.

Right? Right.

You know somebody I know. He's a Clark supporter from Merrick, NY. He told me that he talks to you. I've worked on local campaigns with him.

But I always prefer that a candidate I support win any electoral contest, typical or atypical. They all know the rules for each going in to them. Hillary lost in Iowa. I am honestly interested in seeing how the Democratic vs Independent numbers break out over reapeated contests.

P.S. I think I know who you are talking about. I had dinner with him once and have spoken on the phone also. My girl friend has had more contact with him than I have had because of a coordinating role she was in. Please say hi for me when you see him.

Especially after his attempt to filibuster the ABC TV debate last weekend.

Your guy took up about half the airtime with his long-winded meanderings.

But still I respect your right to support the candidate of your choice.

So why can't you respect the right of other DUers to support Obama?? :eyes:

What I'm saying is I'd rather have Democrats pick our nominee.
Why is that a problem with ObamaNation?

It seems to me that including independents in the Dem primaries is a good way of growing the number of registered Dems and encouraging more people to vote for Dem candidates on election day.

But I guess if NH Democrats were really unhappy with allowing independents to vote in the Dem primary, they would change the rules.

All the candidates are taking part in the primaries under the same conditions and constraints.

In most of the big states, independents cannot vote in the Dem primaries. So I guess Obama supporters in those States should complain that the rules are stacked in Hillary's (and Edwards') favor?

And all this time I thought it was.
:eyes:

These folks typically are "right", why are they supporting BO? Not because he's so inspirational, it's because they want to upset the balance. Fortunately, when balance will be restored as other states hold their primaries.

:shrug:

And you think we "need" independents?

they would be giving their votes to either Dems or Pubs - If they go to the pubs, we lose.

We don't? What happens if those independents vote for the republicans?

But you are still here?

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Since I have said I would support Obama if he wins the nod, and intend on supporting Democratic candidates for Congress...I can still post here...if I am reading them correctly...

If I decide to support a non-Democrat...I won't...

I :puke: on your shoes.

DU isn't just for people who are registered Democrats, but for those of us who SUPPORT Dem candidates and progressive and liberal ideals.

I'll wait for the results before hanging my hat on their predictions.

The MSM is raisnig expectations for him by saying he's going to have a big win...

Hard to say if this change is just a blip or signs of a late breaking shift in some voter sentiments. It could just be an adjustment after the first wave of excitement of Obama winning Iowa settled in, a stabalizing of "the bump". Then again, last minute momentum can be a potent indicator. I still think Obama will win New Hampshire by 6 or 7%.

According to his disciples Obama's supposed to be winning close to 50%, so what happened. I think this might end up around 34% each at this rate.

So if this win is close and not the 12%, what does that mean.

There is no slam dunk here yet.

It has become an emotional election. Clinton might narrow the gap and finish a relatively close second, or Obama may pull further away again.

I wouldn't count Edwards out, remember how Howard Dean was riding high, and there definitely seems to be a lovefest between the media and Obama, the media could turn on him, and drag him down too. Leaving us Edwards, this is only the beginning of the race, anything could happen.

Even if he just barely edged out Clinton in Iowa, he legitimately finished second there, and that gave him some positive press. However if Edwards comes in third in NH the opposite effect kicks in, especially if it isn't close. I think that would likely dampen the national polling numbers for Edwards. He would not then be one of the top two finishers moving on toward a Super Tuesday show down. In 2004 Edwards did every thing in his power to move the public framing of the nomination battle to a Two Person race, excluding Clark and Dean. There is a natural tendency for the media and public to settle on finalists. If Edwards doesn't have a strong showing in NH that type of framing will hurt him as much or more than the Iowa framing of his beating Clinton there helped him.

It goes the other way.

Oh yeah, I remember now. Tonight.

I didn't see the Rassmussen numbers posted...so posted them myself...

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