Obama Tops Iowa Poll? Paul Ahead Of Fred In NH?
Sen. Barack Obama is statistically tied with Sen. Hillary Clinton for the lead in the make-or-break state of Iowa, and considered trustworthy by twice as many people, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
“There’s going to be a caucus and not just a coronation,” said Bill Burton, national press secretary for the Obama campaign.
The poll, released at 5 p.m. Monday, found 30 percent supporting Obama and 26 percent for Clinton – a statistical tie, since the poll’s margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.5 percent.
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards came in third, with 22 percent, while 11 percent backed New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
Asked which candidate is “the most honest and trustworthy,” 31 percent of respondents said Obama; 21 percent said other, none or no opinion; 20 percent said Edwards; 15 percent said Clinton; and 13 percent said Richardson.
In the Republican race in another critical state, meanwhile, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gained ground in a CNN/WMUR New Hampshire Presidential Primary Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire.
The poll’s analysis, released Monday afternoon, said Romney’s gain has been “mostly at the expense of Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson.” While Romney “appears strong on domestic issues, foreign policy may be a potential Achilles heel in the coming weeks,” the analysis says.
Romney was at 33 percent, up from 25 percent in September; Sen. John McCain is unchanged at 18; former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is at 16, down from 24; Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) has doubled his share to 8 percent; and former senator Fred Thompson of Tennessee has collapsed to 4 percent, from 13 percent in September.
The margin of error is plus or minus five points, and was conducted Wednesday through Sunday.
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These two are both such empty-headed light-weights that they look like Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade balloon characters. These polls are all crap. The only poll that counts is the one in Nov. 2008.
November 19th, 2007 at 5:45 pmYeah i never did believe in polls much. Sometimes they are a good thing when its someone you support but they usually dont hold much water in the end.
I cant wait until November of 08′..it will be very interesting to say the least.
Huckabee in 08!
November 19th, 2007 at 7:36 pm