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Gallup Poll: Hillary at 48%

By Jeralyn, Section Hillary Clinton
Posted on Wed Aug 22, 2007 at 09:52:36 PM EST
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These are the numbers for the latest Gallup Poll.

The latest Gallup Poll, conducted Aug. 13-16, 2007, finds public support for the Democratic nomination at 48% for Clinton and 25% for Obama, giving Clinton a 23-point lead. Support for former North Carolina senator John Edwards, in third place with 13%, is similar to what he has received since May.

The remaining candidates are in the 1-2% range.

Gallup also examines Karl Rove's remarks about Hillary. Shorter version: Unfavorables this early and particularly in Hillary's case may not mean much. They also said:

It is notable that Giuliani stands as the most positively rated 2008 presidential candidate in terms of favorable ratings at 59% (with a 27% unfavorable rating), but still does not beat Clinton in a trial heat "if the election were held today".

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    Gallup Poll: Hillary at 48% | 9 comments (9 topical)

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    Gallup Poll (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by womanwarrior on Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 12:28:15 AM EST
    I agree with ACitizen.  I appreciate you keeping us informed, but if Gallup polls are going to decide this election, yuck.

    Have any of the candidates been so brave as to say anything about criminal law or our incarcernation?
    The more Obama and Hil say, the more they sound like total establishment/no change/one party state.

    Am I a dreamer?  Yeah!

    Nawwww (none / 0) (#3)
    by terryhallinan1 on Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 02:07:12 AM EST
    The more Obama and Hil say, the more they sound like total establishment

    Wash your mouth out, warriorwoman.  No one should be allowed to say Obama and Hill in the same breath. :-)

    Quite honestly I share much of your frustration with Obama but he is hardly establishment.  He has a hard conservative streak that shows most dramatically in his opposition to invading Iraq and now being opposed to leaving even as Iraq fragments into pieces.

    I have donated small change to Obama and am even proud of it and yet I don't know that I will vote for him in the general election even then should he be nominated.  Talk about schizophrenic... :-)

    Even tougher is Richardson who is right on Iraq, right on marijuana, right on immigration - or is that left?  At the same time the guy is an atrocious debater, indolent in preparation, an antedeluvian DLC'er and even admitted he was slow to find bad in Alberto Gonzales because both were hispanics.  How can anyone reconcile those characteristics?

    I got a modest proposal for you.  Let's nominate Michelle Obama for president and let Barack take care of the kids and house.

    Best,  Terry

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    Hillary and Obama! (none / 0) (#4)
    by Jeff in Texas on Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 08:12:58 AM EST
    A "centrist," Iran-hating, Surge-loving, go along to get along don't rock the boat dream ticket.

    Dear lord save us.

    yeah (none / 0) (#5)
    by cpinva on Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 08:37:33 AM EST
    all those silly new yorkers, who were hoodwinked into voting for her, twice. whatever were they thinking? clearly, she must have put something in all of their water.

    please all, do tell the rest of the class what great insights you have into the mind of sen. clinton? provide documentary support for your assertions please.

    No Reason to Even Vote (none / 0) (#6)
    by Aaron on Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 05:07:55 PM EST
    It's a foregone conclusion, Hillary Rodham Clinton will get the Democratic nomination it's a done deal, no reason for us Democrats to even vote or discuss this any further, let's just sit back and put all our fates in her hands, she's a progressive, she'll make the right decisions without our input.

    We never really needed this democracy thing anyway, it's become so passé, and most Americans prefer the safety blanket of having others tell us what we should do, were not really smart enough to run our own country anyhow, right?

    This woman has been more (none / 0) (#7)
    by jondee on Thu Aug 23, 2007 at 05:50:31 PM EST
    thoroughly demonized in the last ten years in the minds of those with lingering "red" sympathies than any other political figure including her husband.  

    How does she carry a swing or red state?

    Screw captivating symbolic victories, we need someone that can keep these supply-side sociopaths on the sidelines for awhile.

    This giddy Hillary fever is misplaced wishful thinking and hysteria.

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    Bad premise (none / 0) (#8)
    by NMvoiceofreason on Fri Aug 24, 2007 at 10:10:25 AM EST
    Using any national poll to talk about who is ahead is like asking the disqualified jurors (after voir dire) what the jury's decision will be and then proclaiming it as "Jury decides..."

    90% of America will never get to vote on these people until they have already selected "the candidate".

    Ask the people on the panel - the jurors. Stick to Iowa and New Hampshire. By the time South Carolina or the rest of the nation votes, it will all be over.

    Will Hillary or Obama be left standing? (See? I used them in the same breath).

    Latest Strategic Vision poll - Hillary LOSING (none / 0) (#9)
    by NMvoiceofreason on Fri Aug 24, 2007 at 10:19:32 AM EST
    Democratic Polls

    Strategic Vision
    8/18/2007
    N=600
    John Edwards     23%
    Barack Obama     22%
    Hillary Clinton     21%
    Bill Richardson     14%
    Joe Biden     5%
    Chris Dodd     1%
    Dennis Kucinich     1%
    Unsure     13%

    http://www.presidentpolls2008.com/

    Hillary winning in NH (none / 0) (#10)
    by NMvoiceofreason on Fri Aug 24, 2007 at 10:22:29 AM EST
    Democratic Polls

    American Research Group Poll
    7/28/2007
    N=600
    Hillary Clinton    31%
    Barack Obama    31%
    John Edwards    14%
    Bill Richardson    7%
    Joe Biden    2%
    Chris Dodd    1%
    Dennis Kucinich    1%
    Unsure    13%

    CNN/WMUR Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire
    7/13/2007
    N=332
    Hillary Clinton    36%
    Barack Obama    27%
    Bill Richardson    11%
    John Edwards    9%
    Joe Biden    4%
    Dennis Kucinich    3%
    Unsure    9%

    http://www.presidentpolls2008.com/primary-election-poll-results/new-hampshire-democratic-republican- polls.html

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