Poll: Clinton takes charge in New Hampshire

[wyldwolf]

Where do things stand with New Hampshire Democrats since the Democratic presidential candidates debated in Manchester June 3?

The CNN/WMUR/New Hampshire Union Leader debate did exactly what it was supposed to do. It helped the New Hampshire voters sort out the candidates.

In early April, New Hampshire Democrats were all over the place. The front-runners -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York; Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois; and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina -- were closely matched. Clinton was at 27 percent, Edwards was at 21 percent and Obama was at 20 percent. It was essentially a jump ball. (Interactive: Poll results)

Who jumped highest after the debate? Clinton. According to a new CNN/WMUR poll of New Hampshire Democratic primary voters released Monday, the New York senator has surged into the lead, with 36 percent support. Obama has held fairly steady at 22 percent, while Edwards has lost support. He's now at 12 percent. (Read the complete poll results -- PDF)

The debate got another player into the game -- Bill Richardson, whose support has reached 10 percent.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/11/nh.poll.schneider/

[mustang]

1. Good job, Hillary

I thought she did great in the debate. She's extremely informed.

[Adelante]

2. Look at Richardson

I think the ads helped him a lot. He's coming out with a new one.