New Poll from Newsweek

[slinkerwink]

Newsweek: December 18-19, 2003
Dean - 26% (24%)
Clark - 15% (12%)
Sharpton - 7% (?)
Lieberman - 7% (12%)

MOE: +/- 3%

It looks like Dean gained two points, and Clark gained three. And all the rest seem to be below 6 or 7%....

[Renew Deal]

1. Looks good. As others like to say... Linky?

I hope the field thins so people can get a better view at the top 4-5 (including Kucinich).

[grytpype]

3. How is Kucinich in the top five?

He's at the bottom. He polls lower than MoselyBraun.

[Renew Deal]

7. He has jumped lately

and he adds something. He has been even with or below Edwards in one poll this week.

These are the guys that should keep running.

Clark, Dean, Kerry, Kucinich, Gephardt. You can swap Edwards in and Gep out. I guess you would have to realisticaly take Kucinich out and add Lieberman.

[HFishbine]

17. Mr. 7 - Question

In your opinion, which candidate dropping out do you think would most benefit Kucinich?

[Renew Deal]

25. Interesting question

Dean is the only one.

[HFishbine]

29. Ouch

That's what I was thinking. (Maybe a little from Sharpton or Clark?) I wonder if it would work in reverse. Do you think most Kucinich supporters would go to Dean?

[Renew Deal]

30. People like to think that

but when it's posted, the Kucinich people get upset and say they aren't voting for Dean. They tend to be more idealistic and Dean is not ideal. The Kucinich vote is diverse. I have seen them split through Dean, Sharpton and Clark.

[Zomby Woof]

8. He took on Koppel with the hard truth

So now the media will give him even less coverage than before, which was never enough in the first place.

[Zynx]

2. Do you have a link?

[Zomby Woof]

4. If Newsweek says so

It must be true!

I've changed my mind, I'm voting for DEAN.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Poll also says...

that Clark does best against Bush....

OBJECTS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

[DoveTurnedHawk]

6. Surprise, Surprise

;-)

DTH, Who Is Quite Buoyed by This Poll

[HFishbine]

21. He's another tib bit to float your bouy

A slim majority agree with Dean. 51% say they don’t feel much safer or more secure now that Saddam is in custody (41 percent do).

[ryharrin]

9. By 1%. Much less than the MOE.

nt

[DoveTurnedHawk]

14. A Percentage Point Here, a Couple of Percentage Points There

The trend is still clear, IMO. And in a close election, 1% can make all the difference in the world.

DTH

[Zynx]

13. Where is the link?

I don't see this poll.

[virtualobserver]

15. Lynk, Zynx

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3768353/

[Tatiana]

10. Look at the big drop for Lieberman.

5 points! Wonder why....

[DoveTurnedHawk]

11. Sympathy Factor Re: Gore Wore Off, Maybe?

Pity doesn't really work too well as a long-term motivating factor for elections.

:evilgrin:

DTH

[virtualobserver]

18. we may soon see the total collapse of the trailing pack

It will be interesting to see if this trend is reflected in the next round of state polls, especially Iowa and NH.

I find this poll especially heartening since Clark is my second choice.

[killbotfactory]

12. Lieberman's in a spider hole of denial about his campaign

Keep sinking, holy joe!

[HFishbine]

16. Ms. Wink

Got a link? Are those the top four? Can't be. Really?

[WiseMen]

19. Of course same Polls say DEAN a disaster Against BUSH

Everything is so highly manipulated by media illusions. What does it mean?

These pre-vote national polls reflect comparative image prominence
across the 9 candidates and the current "status of the horse race" an depicted by the mass media.

Doesn't tell us who is the Best Candidate against Bush in 2004.

THAT REQUIRES SOME THINKING.

[HFishbine]

22. I Done Thunk About It

And I'm wondering, if these polls reflect image prominance, does that mean that Dean would really not be a "disaster" against Bush?

[WiseMen]

24. No! Dean is very Prominent Nationally and BUT supported by Majority

When people say "When folks get to know Dean, the Dean vs. Bush
polls will change" they are ignoring the fact that Dean has
received enormous publicity in the Mass Media already.

[HFishbine]

20. Tid Bits

Some other interesting tid bits:

- A plurality of women do not want Bush to have a second term. 41% do, 49% do not.

- Most independents don't want Bush to have another term. Only 39% support his re-election.

- The percentage of democrats who support a Bush re-election is the same (staistically) as the percentage of dems who voted for Bush in 2000. (see: http://www.udel.edu/poscir/road/course/exitpollsindex.html) Who are these people?

- 69 percent of Americans are still very (34 percent) or somewhat concerned (35 percent) that the United States will nonetheless be bogged down in Iraq for many years without making much progress in achieving its goals there.

And, surprise, surprise....

- A slim majority agree with Dean. 51% say they don’t feel much safer or more secure now that Saddam is in custody (41 percent do).

[Scott Lee]

23. Woe and Pain! No Saddam drop for Dean?

What oh WHAT will the net pundits do now?

[Jackhammer Jesus]

26. Good to see that two of our best candidates are gaining ground.

I would have expected a bigger bump for Dean, though, after the Gore endorsement.

[HFishbine]

27. There was a significant Gore bump

Dean was at 16% in the Newsweek poll before the Gore endorsement.

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh04dem.htm

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

28. I'm a Dean supporter - but go AL!

A class act all too easily overlooked.