Rasmussen poll: Obama soars to a 10-point lead. NH Primary

[upi402]

Source: UnionLeader.com

A major national pollster says that Hillary Clinton has fallen well behind in New Hampshire after her third-place finish in Iowa.

Rasmussen Reports, in a telephone survey of 510 likely Democratic voters on Friday, found 37 percent backing Barack Obama, 27 percent for Clinton, 19 percent for John Edwards and 8 percent for Bill Richardson.

Rasmussen projects that 40 percent of the Democratic ballots will be cast by independents, not registered party members. The poll's admitted margin of error is 4.5 percent.

In Rasmussen's last New Hampshire polling, before Christmas, Clinton led Obama by 3 percent.


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[musiclawyer]

1. What did Rasmussen say about Iowa?

[itsrobert]

2. Great. The calcualting Hillary campaign is going to drop out and endorse Edwards

And than try to sabotage another Democratic Presidential campaign in hopes of being the front-runner in 2012. Clinton's going to take "her" money and make a run at it in 2012. thanks

[onehandle]

3. Not a chance.

Hillary has raised 100m. She isn't going anywhere soon.

[pauldg0]

18. Ya...but they could be giving up on her.....

..and heading Edwards way!!!!

Come on Hillary People...........listen to Edwards. He truly is the representative of the Dems and for the middle class as well as the poor.

[EV_Ares]

13. No way & she would never endorse Edwards and Edwards would never

endorse Hillary. In fact, most of his supporters will go to Obama, as myself who has always been basically a supporter of both.

[pauldg0]

16. I have been wondering about that..........

I hope your right!! It really want him to close the gap on Obama.

[ckramer]

4. I'm glad that the NH democrats rejecting Clinton the pro-war candidate

Clinton voted YES for the Iraq war (yet has not admitted it's a mistake)

Edwards voted YES for the Iraq war (but has admitted it's a mistake)

This country has gone on a wrong direction since the invasion of Iraq.

[indimuse]

8. Obama "sounded as strong as Clinton, as supportive as Bush, as friendly

Reviewing the speech, Ha'aretz Washington correspondent Shmuel Rosner concluded that Obama "sounded as strong as Clinton, as supportive as Bush, as friendly

as Giuliani. At least rhetorically, Obama passed any test anyone might have wanted him to pass. So, he is pro-Israel. Period."

Israel is "our strongest ally in the region and its only established democracy," Obama said, assuring his audience that "we must preserve our total commitment to our

unique defense relationship with Israel by fully funding military assistance and continuing work on the Arrow and related missile defense programs." Such advanced

multi-billion dollar systems he asserted, would help Israel "deter missile attacks from as far as Tehran and as close as Gaza." As if the starved, besieged and

traumatized population of Gaza are about to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Obama offered not a single word of criticism of Israel, of its relentless settlement and wall construction, of the closures that make life unlivable for millions of

Palestinians.
Obama has VOTED FOR THE WAR!!! He has continued to FUND/VOTE FOR THE WAR since arriving to DC!

[laconicsax]

9. I guess he doesn't know

that Iran is an established democracy.

[humbled_opinion]

28. or Lebanon

:evilgrin:

[davidinalameda]

39. here we go again

Iran is a theocracy; the mullahs still have final say on who runs and what the winners can and cannot do

[balantz]

5. Does anyone have today's Rasmussen national numbers?

I can't get in on their website.

[TeddyKGB]

6. YES

The best nominee continues to surge, despite the best efforts of timid Democrats everywhere.

[RL3AO]

7. None of these polls are reliable until Monday or Tuesday.

[JerseygirlCT]

10. Don't you think at least part of her support was because she was

seen as the candidate in the lead? For sure the media pushed that idea -- even before she got into the race. So it doesn't surprise me to see that portion of the electorate anyway dropping away.

This will be interesting, for sure!

[TomClash]

11. Suffolk Poll - HIllary up 7

I think this is still too close to call.

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Suffolk%2f7+Saturday+poll%3a+A+post-Iowa+bounce+for+Obama%3f&articleId=d8c9a16c-8c63-4329-aff6-b98365d317cf

[JeanGrey]

14. I think they are wrong.

[TomClash]

15. I hope so too

but I think this is close.

[JeanGrey]

32. I could always be wrong and have to eat humble pie,

but I think they are WAYYY off. I think Hillary is going to get slapped hard in NH and Obama is on a roll.........................

[JeanGrey]

12. Obama might actually have a chance at winning,

unlike Hillary.

[sallyseven]

19. I hope not. Take a good look at Mr. Wonderful and you might

be surprised at what you see. If your looking as critically at him as your looking at Hillary your going to be surprised. Obama will not win the General Election. The repuks will slaughter him. Hillary would be the best thing to happen to us after this group of idiots leave. Don't blow it like you all did the last time. You beat up on Kerry and made a mockery of the election process. I wonder if you could be as pure as you all think you are if you had to make a real decision. A decision that would impinge on the nation.

[GalleryGod]

22. "slaughter him"...Really, Sally.

Sig line sez it all.

[roseBudd]

36. We had two candidates in a row that lacked charisma, the GOP fears D charisma because

unlike the analytical people on DU that poke and prod every comment or action of primary candidates, the GOP recognizes thatt the majority of the electorate gravitates to charisma.

If winning is the first thing, then it becomes the most important thing.

If you watched the speech in Iowa on caucaus night you saw raw charisma.

[EV_Ares]

29. Be surprised at what you see, I would say Iowa looked at him hard.

Obama will not win the general, you are dreaming. idiots? "Don't blow it like you all did the last time. In that case we do not want Hillary.

Independents want change, not the same old thing continuing.

The young want someone progressive and change from what we have had, not someone who continues to enable GWB.

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/lindorff/050

[JeanGrey]

34. I agree. I am usually the first one to say that young kids won't

vote, they talk a good talk but just aren't interested. Obama IS pulling in the kids and he will continue to do so. Much like Kennedy did.

[humbled_opinion]

30. Oh my...

Now your talking about courage of conviction? I think in that Camp John Edwards stands alone. I mean he did run in 04... all this yap about change candidates and Edwards is the only one that truly stands for change.

[JeanGrey]

33. Look Obama is not my candidate nor first choice. But you are

wrong that he doesn't have a chance to win. You simply don't realize the depth of hatred that people hold for Hillary, at least too many of them for her to win. He CAN win. He's not my first choice and I'm still not sure if I will even VOTE (okay don flame suit).

Just like people are quite wrong to discount The Huckster. He is dangerous, even if he doesn't play in NH he WILL play in the heartland, wait and see.

Having said that - I think Obama is in there and isn't going anywhere. Although I don't agree with him on many points he is young and smart and I think someone the country will get behind.

If it were anyone but Hillary...................

[tabasco]

38. you are = you're

Please learn basic grammar before lecturing people on politics.

[pauldg0]

17. Where do you get that info?

I just checked at 3:30 and they didn't post it. Of a matter of fact that site has been down most of the day.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

20. Look here. From NH Union Leader

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Rasmussen+poll%3A+Obama+soars+to+a+10-point+lead&articleId=e81b58c5-ec9a-415e-9b46-89d5bbf36eb2

[GalleryGod]

21. It leads TAEGAN's Site and the National Wires. ONLY poll taken entirely afte Iowa

[balantz]

23. Yeah, the link above has Rasmussen numbers for New Hampshire,

but I can't get in to the Rasmussen website to see the national numbers. The way the media has been sheilding us from the truth lately I get suspicious. Does anyone know today's national Rasmussen numbers?

[DLnyc]

27. Rasmussen is always flaky about when they put their numbers up.

Personally, I often feel they hold back if they don't like the numbers, and then put out a bunch when the picture ends with what they want. For instance, they seem to hold back when shrub's numbers are down, and then put out several days ending with shrub up a bit. Also, their sample probably tends to be conservative: shrub's approval ratings run 5 to 8 points above other polls.

I don't have a subscription . . . maybe one gets better numbers with a sub?

[balantz]

24. I finally got through and there were no national numbers listed.

It all makes me feel even more like this :mad:

[Arugula Latte]

25. Thank you Iowa! This country is forever in your debt for taking the wind out of Hillary's sails. nt

[Cha]

31. REally! I love

Iowa!

[balantz]

26. Finally! National Rasmussen numbers.

I finally got NATIONAL polling numbers from the Rasmussen website:

"In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, it’s Clinton 38%, Barack Obama 25% and John Edwards 20%"

[JeanGrey]

35. Yup - I think she is going to get creamed.

Obama is pulling them in, he's getting the kids too and he's got momentum.

Please don't flame me folks but I think Hillary could be history.

[tomhayes]

37. um, is this the Du or a horseracing site?

I think people are overstating the importance of Iowa. Winning Iowa is not winning the election.

And let me get this straight - Obama's a LANDSLIDE now based on picking up a single national delegate more than Edwards, and Clinton is out becasue she lost by SEVEN state delegates to Edwards in iowa?

Face it people, you like to write stories and novels, and not NEWS. The NEWS is that it's a close race. The STORY and or BOOK/MOVIE is that 'the UNDERDOG" is going to knock out the calculating witch.

16 to 15 to 14 is not a LANDSLIDE.

Y'all are as bad as Chris Matthews.

http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/states/IA.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_Democratic_caucuses,_2008