The Political Chase

Obama moves up in daily poll

Obama is moving back up in the Gallup daily poll.

Clinton takes lead in Gallup daily poll

Hillary Clinton has a 49% to 42% lead over Barack Obama in Gallup’s daily poll (national). Clinton’s lead is outside the margin of error, and the first time she has the lead statistically in more than a month. This clearly demonstrates the impact the Jeremiah Wright dust-up had on Obama. But what this poll does [...]

Poll: Voters oppose Clinton winning nomination via super-delegates

A few days ago I discussed Hillary Clinton’s divide-and-conquer strategy, where in summary, I posited that Clinton plans to win the Democratic nomination via super-delegates. However, a new USA Today/Gallup poll indicates Clinton may need to revise her strategy.
55% of respondents who "lean" Democratic say it would be "flawed" and "unfair" if Clinton lost among [...]

Obama, Clinton Tied in TX

Obama and Clinton are locked in a statistical tie in Texas according to new poll.

Clinton mudslinging shows desperation

The Wisconsin primary is tomorrow and a recent poll gives Barack Obama a huge lead (53 to 40) in the state. Result: A Clinton blitzkrieg against Obama. She is attacking Obama for not committing to public financing if he is the nominee, but she will in turn not commit to the same. Her campaign is [...]

Poll: Hillary and Edwards Up, Obama Down

A new Iowa poll has Hillary Clinton with a 15-point lead, Obama drops six points to third place, and Edwards increased two points putting him in second place.

Obama Passes Clinton in NH

A new Boston Globe poll has Barack Obama moving slightly ahead of Hillary Clinton and John McCain coming in a very close second to Mitt Romney.
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL

Candidate

Dec 16 - 20

Nov 2 - 7

Change

Barack Obama
30
21
+9

Hillary Clinton
28
35
-7

John Edwards
14
15
-1

Bill Richardson
7
10
-3

Other / Undecided
20
20
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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL

Candidate

Dec 16 - 20

Nov 2 - [...]