Time's latest Presidential Preference Poll shows Barack Obama closing in on Hillary Clinton

[flpoljunkie]

Presidential Preference Poll Results

By The Associated Press

March 16,2007 | -- THE POLL: Time Magazine nationwide telephone survey March 9-12

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE -- 682 Democratic voters and those who say they lean Democratic, sampling error plus or minus 4 percentage points

Hillary Rodham Clinton 34 percent

Barack Obama 26 percent

Al Gore 13 percent

John Edwards 10 percent

(other candidates were below 5 percent)

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE -- 631 Republican voters and those who say they lean Republican, sampling error plus or minus 4 percentage points

Rudy Giuliani 40 percent

John McCain 20 percent

Newt Gingrich 10 percent

Mitt Romney 7 percent

(other candidates were below 5 percent)


GENERAL ELECTION TRIAL HEATS -- 1,500 registered voters, sampling error plus or minus 3 percentage points


Clinton 44 percent

McCain 43 percent


Obama 44 percent

McCain 41 percent


Giuliani 47 percent

Clinton 43 percent


Obama 44 percent

Giuliani 43 percent


OF INTEREST: Giuliani had a 14-point lead over McCain in February in this poll -- now up to 20 points. Clinton had a 19-point lead over Obama in January -- now down to 8 percentage points.

http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8NTCFO00.html

[Colobo]

1. Good stuff!

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. President Al Gore nt

[wyldwolf]

3. Edwards trails a candidate who isn't even running... hmmm

[bigdarryl]

4. Which is way its a bullshit poll. why do they keep adding Gore in these polls

[Alexander]

7. Because he'd shake up the race, and hasn't ruled out a run yet?

I hope you aren't assuming that he won't run just because he's not running now.

[karynnj]

8. Because a significant number of people choose him

The poll is a snapshot of who people want now. If Gore doesn't enter, these people will go somewhere, but it is significant that 13% of the people want to vote for a "candidate" who has does NOTHING to encourage them that he is running.

My guess is that they are looking for Gore or if he doesn't run, a "Gore-like" candidate, which will differ for different people but is likely to be an experienced anti-Hillary.

I have no idea who could fill this. Maybe Dodd, who has a good environmental record and experience.

[Clarkie1]

13. delete. nt

[TheConstantGardener]

18. enter the clinton shill

>_>

[wyldwolf]

20. boy, people sure hate to have facts pointed out.

[TheConstantGardener]

22. BS polls that mean nothing

Very factual!

[wyldwolf]

23. Is it not factual that the poll shows Edwards trailing Gore? You seem to have a problem with that .

[TheConstantGardener]

25. You seem to highlight everything that makes Ms. Warmonger look good

And her opponents look bad. Selective data. tsk tsk almost GOPite.

[wyldwolf]

28. Actually, it makes Al Gore look good.

[TheConstantGardener]

26. By the way,

It's people like you that killed our state party. But we're taking it back.

[wyldwolf]

29. oh, yeah?

Can't wait to see what you do.

[GreenTea]

5. Wow...I'm on the edge of my seat...only about two years to go until the election

[flpoljunkie]

16. It's only ten months to the all important primaries, and that time will pass quickly enough.

[Learn2Swim]

6. Thanks for posting, n/m

[caledesi]

9. All the way baaaby! President Obama! nt

[Tellurian]

10. A US President, a Muslim..It will Never Happen in 1m yrs...

[SOS]

11. FYI

Obama is a Christian who attends the United Church of Christ.

Hillary down 11 points in 8 weeks?
Ouch.

[Colobo]

14. Obama is a Muslim? Really?

[NYCGirl]

15. I don't see Rep. Keith Ellison on that list.

:shrug:

[ariesgem]

19. WHAT? Obama is a MUSLIM? That's news to me.

:eyes: Obama is CHRISTIAN. He attends a Christian church.

[Colobo]

21. She's just repeating a RW lie... you know, typical smearing...

[geek tragedy]

27. Didn't Fox pretend it was Hillary Clinton supporters

who made the false claims about Obama being raised in a madrassa?

Just sayin . . .

[Clarkie1]

12. I'm glad Obama is gaining ground...he appears to be the stongest candidate of the three. nt

[TheConstantGardener]

17. Common sense shows Hillary = GOP WIN

>_>

[skipos]

24. Yet another poll with HRC not doing as well as other Dems in the general election

but leading the pack in the primary. Ugh.