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Was Dole ever leading Bill Clinton in the Polls back in '96?

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liberalpragmatist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-28-07 07:53 PM
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Was Dole ever leading Bill Clinton in the Polls back in '96?
During the '96 election cycle, was Clinton ever losing to Bob Dole (or another prospective Republican) either in 1996 or the year before, in early polls taken in 1995?

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Ignacio Upton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-28-07 07:57 PM
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1. Clinton was losing to Colin Powell in hypothetical matchups
Edited on Wed Mar-28-07 07:57 PM by Ignacio Upton
I don't know how Clinton was polling in early 1995, but considering that it was in the aftermath of the 1994 midterms, I would imagine that it was not good. However, for 1996 itself, I don't think that Clinton ever trailed Dole or any of the declared candidates.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-28-07 08:05 PM
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2. But Dole could keep
a woody longer.

(which is ironic when you consider... well, never mind)
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-28-07 08:10 PM
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3. I believe Clinton pulled ahead in January 1996 and never looked back
In hypothetical Clinton-Dole matchups in 1995, Dole sometimes came out ahead by single digits. One place to look would by the Gallup Poll archive.
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