CNN Poll NH: Edwards drops to fourth behind Richardson...Edwards highest negatives...

[SaveElmer]

Obama picks up support at Edwards expense...

Hillary 36
Obama 27
Richardson 11
Edwards 9

On the Democratic side, 16 percent of the 333 voters surveyed said they would not consider voting for Clinton under any circumstances; 15 percent said the same about Obama, and 24 percent viewed Edwards as unacceptable.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/07/17/poll-mccain-slips-in-new-hampshire/

[NYCGirl]

1. Wow.

:wow:

[jsamuel]

2. Not good news for Edwards obviously. But it is only one poll. Plus 333 is a very small sample size.

Let's see if that shows up in others.

MOE is 5.5

[SaveElmer]

3. That's right...nt

[jefferson_dem]

4. Wow. Obama's within single digits of Hillary. Edwards down to single digits in total.

I feel bad for Edwards. He's a good man but seems that it's just not his time.

[geek tragedy]

20. Edwards is closer to Mike Gravel than he is to Obama and Clinton. eom

[wyldwolf]

24. and tied in the "not acceptable" category

[TeamJordan23]

28. Obama is actually running closer in some of the other NH polls. nm

[rhombus]

5. wow, Edwards has TV ads in NH and is now behind Richardson?

Not a good spot to be in. Richardson is this campaigns' dark horse.

[against all enemies]

6. Probably due to important issues - like haircuts.

This country is doomed. It is too stupid to help itself.

[maximusveritas]

10. Probably because they just don't trust him

The country, and especially the part that is made up of Democratic voters, is much smarter than you think.

[against all enemies]

23. Doesn't New Hampshire allow Independants to vote for either primary?

We have an Independent representing us due to crossover voting.

His name is Joe Lieberman.

[bigdarryl]

7. Just aqnother BULLSHIT poll that means nothing at this point

[SaveElmer]

8. Of course it means something...

Means whatever Edwards is doing in New Hampshire...it ain't workin!!!

[madfloridian]

9. Vinod Gupta...Mark Penn...Doug Schoen

One of her main advisors, Mark Penn, has a polling company which I assume is still functioning, though he is also connected to world wide groups. His partner, Doug Schoen, is also a Hillary advisor.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/1193

But read about Vinod Gupta who bought a polling company called infoUSA which does polls for CNN...and I don't know who else.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/14/us/politics/14gupta.html?_r=1&oref=login

"Mr. Gupta, who arrived in Nebraska from India in 1967, was unusually successful in working his way into the Democratic fold, to the point where he found himself sleeping in the Clinton White House, vacationing with the former president and appointing the Democratic chairman, Terry McAuliffe, to the board of one of his companies. He gave consulting contracts worth $3 million to Mr. Clinton, and recently hired the son of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Because of those close links with Democrats, he stirred conflict-of-interest questions by buying a company that does presidential polling for CNN."

Good men, all of them, but so many ties to pollsters.

[madfloridian]

15. Oh, well....all those pollster advisors don't seem to worry anyone.

I feel the polls will be a determining factor...perhaps not because they are right but because they will manipulate views. They have always manipulated our views that way.

[SaveElmer]

27. Two very simple reasons...

1. You have provided no evidence whatsoever that CNN polls have been manipulated..

2. This poll was conducted by the University of New Hampshire

[Adelante]

11. 9% in Florida, too

http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/pres08/fldem8-704.shtml

[draft_mario_cuomo]

14. You forgot to mention these ARG polls...

in these early states or key Super Tuesday states...

Iowa

HRC 32% (+1)
Edwards 29% (+4)
Obama 13% (+2)
Richardson 5% (-3)

Nevada

HRC 40% (+3)
Edwards 16% (+8)
Obama 16% (+4)
Richardson 6% (+5)

South Carolina

HRC 37% (+3)
Edwards 22% (-8)
Obama 21% (+3)
Biden 3% (+1)

California

HRC 37% (+1)
Obama 28% (-5)
Edwards 15% (+9)
Richardson 3% (+2)

New York

HRC 41%
Obama 20%
Edwards 16%
Biden 6%

[Adelante]

16. Are those new today? When are they from?

The NH and FL numbers are new.

[CarolNYC]

17. not new...

Looks to me like they're from May and June...with the NY one all the way back in March, WD.

[elizm]

12. Edwards was just on Hardball...

...And he did great. He got some tough questions and he never once hesitated. Very impressive...AND I am a Barack Obama supporter!

[madfloridian]

13. Yes, he was excellent.

.

[robcon]

18. The election is a long way off.

Edwards will have to regain momentum with a win or close loss in one of the early primaries, IMO.

[Cameron27]

19. I'm surprised he's that low this soon,

not good obviously.

[bunnies]

21. NH polls, at this point, dont mean shit.

They will change & change & change before the vote comes. More than 40% of our voting bloc is independent. And as the article says... only 10% of Democrats have settled on a candidate.

edit to add: also, Ive yet to see a single ad from ANY candidate!

[ProudDad]

22. Bad news for the country

Richardson is pro-death...

and right in line with the repukes on "crime and punishment"...

He's also pro phony "war on drugs"...

In other words, a Neanderthal (with apologies to Neanderthals everywhere)...



http://www.ontheissues.org/Bill_Richardson.htm

[illinoisprogressive]

25. I am happy for Richardson to get some backing.

[AtomicKitten]

26. I saw that today.

I also saw John Edwards on Chris Mathews and he was quite good, in fact, charming.

It's early.