Third Post Debate Poll (Gallup): Clinton Rebounds to 15 percentage-point lead over Obama [View All]

[wyldwolf]

New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has rebounded to a 15 percentage-point lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken after the candidates' first debate.

Clinton is the only contender in either party to show movement outside the poll's margin of error. She is the choice of 38% of the Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters surveyed, up 7 points from a survey taken three weeks earlier. Obama is at 23%, 3 points lower than before.

Without Al Gore in the race, Clinton's numbers improve to 45% and Obama's to 27%. Edwards loses 4% with Gore not in the race.

If the race narrows to just Clinton and Obama, Clinton gets 56% to Obama's 37%.

Further, Clinton is the overwhelming second choice of Democrats at 60%, with Obama at 46%.

Clinton's favorable/unfavorables have inproved as well. She is now view favorably by 50% of respondants vs. 47% unfavorable. That is an improvement over the last Gallup poll where her numbers were 47/49.

In contrast, John Edwards has a 49% approval / 31% unapproval / 9% never heard of / 9% no opinion.

Obama has a 50% favorable / 24% unfavorable / 13% never heard of / 12% no opinion.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-05-07-poll-2008_N.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/2007-05-07-poll.htm