This is a poll taken in February of 2003 for the 2004 Presidential election. I am writing this post in hopes that people will understand that the national preferences will change by the time primary season comes around.
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=382
February 6, 2003 - Hillary Clinton Leads Dem Pack For President, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Bush Tops All Challengers, Hitting 50 Percent
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton is the clear favorite among Democratic voters nationwide as they look for a 2004 presidential candidate, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Sen. Clinton gets 42 percent of the Democratic vote, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds, compared to 15 percent for her nearest rival, Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the Democratic candidate for Vice President in 2000.
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt get 11 percent each, followed by 7 percent for North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, 3 percent for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and 2 percent for Rev. Al Sharpton.
Notice that Kerry is 3rd and Edwards is 5th, yet they end up the top two after all is said and done. So please stop looking at these national polls as if they are set in stone. If you like a candidate and they aren't at the top, don't get too discouraged, things WILL change.