Clinton pulling away from Obama in New Hampshire
Watch CNN's Bill Schneider report Sen. Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead in the latest CNN New Hampshire poll.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has significantly increased her lead over rival Barack Obama in the crucial early-voting state of New Hampshire, according to a CNN/WMUR poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire released Tuesday.
The New York Democrat registered 43 percent in the latest poll, 23 points more than Obama, a senator from Illinois. In a similar poll conducted in July, only 9 points separated the candidates, with Clinton then at 36 percent and Obama at 27 percent. (Full poll results [PDF])
"The seven-point change for both candidates is within the poll's sampling error, but may indicate growing support for Clinton as the primary approaches," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.
Meanwhile, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards stands at 12 percent in the latest poll, three points higher than July. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is at 6 percentage points, 5 points lower than the last survey from CNN and WMUR. (CNN Interactive: The latest poll results)
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Ohhhh I cant wait to see the newspapers 4 MONTHS from now when they read. Obama wins NH and continues to roll in SC,IOWA,FLORIDA,CALifornia. This is all hype. Registered democrats are not the only people voting. People who just recently registered to vote are not counted. People who just voted in the last presidential election are not polled. These polls are asked to those who have been democrats since the party started! lol who cares I wouldnt care if Obama was in the lead they show and mean nothing. Do you know how many Republicans are jumping ship to vote for Obama. Independents etc Hill's lead means nothing if it was voting day then I'd be worried but now who cares. CNN can say hillary is leading Obama 90% to 10% right now i still wouldnt flinch Obama is a force to be reconned with. They can down play his movement all they want.
YOU GO BOY!
Obama 08 this is a movement people sorry!!!
How can a candidate be the most electable and be the least liked? It doesn't make sense! The Republicans want her to be the nominee for that reason. That's the reason they attack her. Democrats feel forced to defend her; then, it's not that far to go to support her. But, that's a mistake. We had too much of the devisive politics in this country. I am a independent voter. If you want my vote do not elect her as the nominee. Obama is the most likeable, and therefore the most electable. An Obama/Edwards ticket is the winning ticket. Please believe it!
Your headline is "Clinton pulls way ahead of Obama" when the difference is within the margin of error?
Come on, I know that your polling company is owned by Clinton backer Sanjay Gupta, but this is getting a little extreme.
It was the American people who voted for Bush/Cheney. It will be the American people who vote for Clinton, again... Then the whole cycle starts again. In all honesty the American people are responsible for the mess this country is in. We are to blame. We love to vote for bad candidates then complain about them when things go bad. Americans need only to fault ourselves if this two family cycle starts again. We are WHINNY HYPOCRITES and until we wake up things will never change!
Mock these words this election will go two ways if the polls truly reflect the American opinion.
1. Clinton will be voted back in and the petty fighting will start agian and won't end until after 2012 when the whole congress is Republican again. By then Jeb Bush will run against the Democrats for the presidency. After he's done with his 8 years here come Chelsea Clinton... a never ending cycle.
2. If Clinton is the nominee all of the Obama/Edwards supporters will stay home because they are frustrated with the way things are going. Clinton will try desperately to push anyone’s better than Bush. She'll get a few to cross over but not enough. The race will be extremely close because the Republicans hate her and will see an opening. They will win by any means necessary.
The ones who lose are the ones who have the power to vote in these people who only do what we want them to. What is that you say? By the way and who we vote in office the American people only want anger, mismanagement, divisiveness and hate. This country was built on hate of other and will fall because of it too.
Obama message is to good for America.
Hold on, I thought it was the Republicans who were suposed to be racists? Now it turns out that the always-politically-correct Dems are likely to nominate Hillary and not Obama? Does that make Democrats racist?
My long-held opinion has been that the first woman or black President or Vice President will likely be a Republican. Why? Because a Democrat is more likely to vote on the basis of gender or race, while a Republican is more likely to vote on the basis of principle. Have a black woman on the Republican ticket in 2008 and she will win on the basis of conservative principles. Have a black woman on the Democrat ticket in 2008 and she will lose – on the basis of socialist principles.
Don't call me racist or sexist because I won't vote for a black woman socialist... call me opposed to socialism.
For those who are pointing to the polls and smiling, drooling over the fact that HRC is "pulling away" from Obama, here is something to ponder about. Let's just say...food for thought.This article was published on September 30, 2003. Its now September 30,2007. Ring..ring..ring..
http://archive.seacoastonline.com/2003news/hampton/09302003/news/52855.htm
Dean still leading Kerry in Granite State
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Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is sporting a double-digit lead over U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts among New Hampshire Democratic voters, a poll reported last Thursday.
The poll, conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion at Marist College, showed that 36 percent of Democratic voters favored Dean; 24 percent for Kerry; and 8 percent for former Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who entered the race just last week. The seven other candidates trailed further behind.
When independents who have expressed an interest in voting in the Democratic primary – which is permitted in the Granite State – are included in the mix, Dean leads the field at 35 percent, followed by Kerry at 22 percent and Clark at 11 percent. None of the other contenders broke into the double digits.
"It’s clearly a two-person race at the moment in New Hampshire, but Clark has established a presence there and is a force to be reckoned with," said Lee Miringoff, head of the Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based institute.
I love all the crazy people on here! You people are so hateful. If you'd shut up and listen to her, you might like her. My vote is for Hillary Clinton. Republicans only bring perverts and war criminals to America.
GO HILLARY!!! AMERICAN LOVES YOU!
Barack has no experience & exposure at all. It is better for him to be president of Columbia University so that he could get to meet Ahmedinezad. Hillary does not look presidential unless she gives her chair to bill. Democratic presidential candidates are in the wonderland and media including CNN is giving them too much exposure so that the audience is unawar eof reality. Wake up guys, they do not have credentials to be the president of greatest nation on earth.
with the 3rd quarter $$$ goals are due this sunday will does anyone see johnedwards having to step down out of 2008 race?
If Hillary's support was nearly as high as the polls suggest, if she had even half the support Obama has, she would not have a problem with maxing out. If after three quarters, her supporters (who're pledging to vote for her as per the polls) haven't turned up in huge numbers to de-throne Obama's fundraising numbers, then she's not the front-runner she'd like people to think she is and the polls are not what people think they are.
While no one has cast an actual vote yet, the only true test of campaign strength so far, remains as true today as it was 6 months ago when everyone said no candidate could outraise the most powerful political machine in modern history. I thought some people said white America couldn't be this commited about a black candidate.
If NObama is not even holding his own now, how in the world would he beat out the best GOP candidate, be it Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson or Rudy Giuliani? He is not just failing to gain support, he is LOSING support. If by some improbable stretch NObama becomes the Dem candidate, a lot of Dems will take a reality check and throw their support behind a capable GOP candidate. I sure will.
You people just can't stand that Hillary is doing so well. She IS going to be your next president. Might as well get used to it. History has shown that any time a war is occuring during a presidential election, it always changes sides. Repubs are now in office, Dems will take over in 08. History always repeats itself. People say that the United States is the most powerful country in the world. Well Greece used to be, there Rome ruled the world, England ruled the world, Russia ruled the world. What do all these countries have it common? They have all fallen. The US will rule the world for many centuries but will not hold the power status forever. Especially when you have people like Bush running the country. Hillary will make us strong again. Get some of our allies back on our side. I went to Paris on vacation and I couldn't believe how rude some of the French people were to American's. I'm proud to say that I did not vote for Bush, I did not vote for either my my Senators who currently control the voting in Texas. I'm proud to be an independent in Texas.
I am from the future. Obama makes a surprise showing in the primaries and wins the nomination. I know it sounds silly but it's true.
Hillary Clinton HSU, whonder what she will sell to China for campaign money.
In last two weeks I've done my own random polling asking 50 people whom they would vote for. I made a point of asking completly different individuals, friends, co-workers, clients,even few chatty strangers.
19 said Obama or leaning towards Obama, 8 Edwards, 23 Republicans (combined Giuliani or Thompson).
There was not one person for Hillary Clinton. Nobody. But than – what do I know, I don't work for CNN... 🙂
And I personally spent last weekend canvassing in Nevada for Obama. Never done a thing like it before. There were over 200 volunteers gathered in a Vegas Union Hall in 100 degree heat. When the organizer asked if anyone had canvassed before, barely a dozen hands went up.
That says everything about Obama and who he's inspiring.
I personally, PERSONALLY talked to maybe 200 indie or registered Democratic voters in Vegas over the weekend. I found ONE hardcore Hillary supporter and many, many that hated her guts. Again and again I found people very interested in or completely supporting Obama.
The question of who is electable is moot to me. Hands down, it's Obama.
Don't let the media fool you again.
Hillary is indeed qualified, smart, and able ... and it would be good to elect a woman president. Unfortunately, her negatives remain at approximately 50% and the Republicans see her as their best shot at winning. We can't let the Republicans be in a position to 'finish' the war or appoint the next two or three Supreme Court justices.
My choice will remain someone good, with the best chance of winning in 2008. Edwards and Biden are the candidates who have offered the most substance, and both are articulate and would make great standard bearers.
I think McCain won NH in 2000 (over GWB).
For the Obama supporters, don't lose too much sleep over this.
Thanks CNN for you Hillary Pub, but my vote is still for Barack!
Ijust wanna know since when does 307 polled represent the whole state.That's why these polls should not be taken seriously.They always just poll several hundred people here and there.
Mews flash Hillary, you capitalized all the wrong words in your sign, and didn't capitalize the one word that needed it, "The". If the change we need is improper use of capitalization and illiteracy, count me out!
I believe in Obama, about as much as I believe in the tooth fairy, santa clause and the easter bunny.
Hey CNN, is Romney still winning in NH?
Oh, I am sorry, my bad.
I canvassed for Obama in N.H. last weekend and everyone I talked to was undecided. Every single person! Everyone said it was too early for them to focus on the primary and all were eager to get information on Obama (and probably other candidates).
Hillary is pulling away as Barack switches gears and looks to the VP slot.
I find it hard to understand any other reason for his inexplicable absences from events all the other Dem candidates are attending.
This poll in and of itself doesn't mean much but many polls taken over time and banded together signal Hillary with a sizable lead that is growing.