Polls

Posted by BooMan | Feb 25, 2008 | 25 |

The Political Wire has news of new polls…all favorable to Obama. He leads in Texas and nationally, and he is closing fast in Ohio (.pdf). I’m actually impressed that Hillary has maintained pretty strong support in Ohio. But the 12-point gap in the Gallup national poll shows her finally collapsing among Democrats. No doubt, this is all my fault.

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Real History Lisa on February 25, 2008 at 5:04 pm

She’s bleeding superdelegates, too. I loved this one:

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/02/former_cleveland_mayor_michael.html
- Heart of the Rockies on February 25, 2008 at 7:06 pm
  
  Ohio friends say he was a lousy mayor and has a terrible reputation. Guess we take the super delegates we can, not the ones we want!
RollaMO on February 25, 2008 at 5:11 pm

It’s everyone’s fault but hers.
Real History Lisa on February 25, 2008 at 5:15 pm

This is cool:

Clinton and Obama faced off last Thursday at a presidential debate in Austin, Texas, hosted by CNN and the Spanish-language network Univision. The poll suggests the debate gave Obama a boost.

“Among the one-third of Texas Democratic primary voters who watched all or most of the debate, Obama leads Clinton by 20 points,” said CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider.

“Among the 42 percent who followed news about the debate, Clinton and Obama are neck and neck. And among the one-quarter of Texas Democrats who paid no attention to the debate, Clinton leads Obama by nearly 20 points.

“Is this because Obama appeals to better-educated Democrats and they were more likely to watch the debate? No. Even among college-educated Democrats, the more attention you paid to the debate, the better Obama does.”
- JayGR on February 25, 2008 at 7:12 pm
  
  to try to get people to watch that debate by calling Obama out.
  
  Mark Penn will lose not once but twice since his company is representing McCain and Clinton. No wonder they both run terrible campaigns.
idredit on February 25, 2008 at 5:16 pm

In Ohio Univ. Cincinati poll, Feb 25, has 8 points difference.

Bill told a crowd in Texas “It would be tragic if Hillary won this election during the daytime and somebody were to come in at night and take it away

it’s your fault. Wolfson blames the press.

a whole week to go with these clowns.
- eodell on February 25, 2008 at 5:33 pm
  
  WTF is that even supposed to mean?
  - idredit on February 25, 2008 at 6:08 pm
    
    that line won’t go down well with the Af-Am community.
    
    as the guys in baseball say, ” Striiiiiike 3.
    
    Sorry only 3 strikes in baseball and the apologies for Bill are at 4. What does that make him?
    
    Enjoy this video
    
    Hillary’s Inner Tracy Flick
  - The Voice In The Wilderness on February 25, 2008 at 7:37 pm
    
    What it means is that Bill is saying that the people want Hillary and will vote for her (daytime), but those nasty Democratic politicians might fix the vote after the polls close (night) to have Obama win.
    
    It’s a familiar refrain in Illinois. Bill is becoming such a Republican. I wonder when Poppy Bush is going to formally adopt him. Maybe after he gets rid of that shrew he is married to.
- RollaMO on February 25, 2008 at 5:35 pm
  
  Can anyone from Texas confirm Bill’s timeline on this (7:00-7:15)?
  - Chris Bellomy on February 25, 2008 at 6:00 pm
    
    He got it exactly backwards. The doors close on the primary at 7:00 pm. They open back up for the precinct caucuses at 7:15. The caucuses are open to anyone who voted in the Democratic primary.
    
    I’m glad I quit supporting Clinton in 1993… it makes it so much easier for me to dislike him now.
    - idredit on February 25, 2008 at 6:13 pm
      
      Unfortunately, they are still reading the manual; the Clinton campaign discovered only this month the rules in Texas.
      
      The can’t do campaign.
    - eodell on February 25, 2008 at 6:24 pm
      
      So the same pool of people who voted in the primaries are eligible to participate in the caucuses?
      
      And Bill’s complaint is exactly what, then? That the voters get some say in the matter?
      - idredit on February 25, 2008 at 7:04 pm
        
        Desperation.
        
        CBS/NY Times Survey: 16 point lead
        
        CBS News/NY Times Survey Finds Obama Opens Up 16-Point Lead; Also Leads In Head-To-Head Match Up With McCain
        
        (CBS) A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds Barack Obama with a 16-point lead over rival Hillary Clinton among Democratic primary voters nationwide.
        Obama, coming off 11 straight primary and caucus victories, had the support of 54 percent of Democratic primary voters nationally. Clinton had 38 percent support.
        
        In a CBS News poll taken three weeks ago, shortly before Super Tuesday, Obama and Clinton were tied at 41 percent. Clinton led by 15 points nationally in January.
        
        The former first lady has lost her advantage among women, according to the poll: The two leading Democrats now have even levels of support among female primary voters.
        
        read on..
      - dada on February 25, 2008 at 7:15 pm
        
        you can almost feel the hindenburg moment approaching:
        
        who’s gonna blow first? hill or bill…
      - eodell on February 25, 2008 at 10:52 pm
        
        I suspect, having watched both of them for way too goddamn long, that Hillary will give a mostly graceful concession speech with a couple of mildly nasty insinuations that we will gladly overlook just to be done with it. A day or a week later, Bill will lose his temper with a reporter and deliver a red-faced rant that effectively be the political swan song of the Clintons.
- Heart of the Rockies on February 25, 2008 at 7:53 pm
  
  It’s even worse when you read the whole paragraph
  
  If you vote early or you vote on March the 4th in the popular election, 65 percent of the delegates will be selected to the national convention. But 35 percent of the delegates for the national convention will be selected Tuesday night, March 4, at 8000 Percent Convention all across this state,” Clinton told the crowd in Killeen this morning, adding, “The doors open at 7 and they close at 7:15. It would be tragic if Hillary were to win this election in the daytime and somebody were to come in at night and take it away.”
mainsailset on February 25, 2008 at 5:24 pm

There’s probably a couple of things you can claim to have brought about in your life but I think it’s a safe bet this isn’t one of them.
Taylor et al are indeed going to have a rough landing when this thing shakes out.
So, yeah, Obama momentum is solid.
Oui on February 25, 2008 at 5:24 pm

.
RealClearPolitics.com

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
gaiilonfong on February 25, 2008 at 5:27 pm

Booman is IS your fault, but don’t worry there are plenty who have your back!

LOL
- pbriggsiam on February 25, 2008 at 6:03 pm
  
  Thanks for the update Booman!
maryb2004 on February 25, 2008 at 6:54 pm

No doubt, this is all my fault.

This “poor me” victim act is getting old.
Omir the Storyteller on February 25, 2008 at 10:32 pm

Remind me to shake your hand.
on February 25, 2008 at 10:59 pm

How is this being covered over at TalkLeft?

Just joking.
donmyers on February 26, 2008 at 3:51 am

I’m really interested now. She’s decided to be a total bitch; I’m wondering if Ohioans will like her more. I expect they’ll still pick her over someone partially black and suspected to have once either known a Muslim or handled the Koran.

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