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As I said in another thread, media coverage here for this is unusually huge. US elections don't normally get this kind of attention at this early stage. Not even close. In 2000 there was the usual level of general interest, then of course in 2004 it became something else altogether with almost everyone tuning in with their fingers crossed, but even then it didn't pick up speed until the 'real' campaign kicked in. Obama was on the front page of the 3 daily newspapers here in Sydney the day after his win, and then in the one newspaper I bought, inside there were 2 or 3 full pages dedicated to the Iowa results. Then yesterday, a whole lot more on New Hampshire. Coverage is at least 90% about the Obama/Clinton contest.
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Those that understand that history will realize the importance of not leaving Iraq before it is ready to stand on its own. McCain understands that, but a relative juvenile like Obama does not seem to understand that yet. Again, what Afghanistan needs is no different, yet Obama is not suggesting withdrawal from there. Either ignorance or playing to the anti-war left explains Obama's contradictory policies on Afghanistan and Iraq in 2008. |
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Many Presidents including Clinton have had poll numbers as low as Bush's, Truman is still far ahead of Bush in low poll numbers especially during his last two years in office. Hell, President Lincoln had about the same level of support Bush currently has if not worse when you include the entire country in 1864. Long and difficult Wars and doing the right but sometimes unpopular things do not do much for ones approvals at the time, but years later will indeed change the way the President is viewed. |
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So many Americans don't understand the primary-general process, how is this being explained overseas? I'm really curious. |
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And this is crushing? You really need to take those rose colored glasses off. Democrats were not ALL is agreeance about a date, but you can play your normal revisionists history game all you want. |
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And I'd say that by 2006, the GOP's numbers decreased. So all in all, any significance you claim is offset by those two factors. |
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Looks like Obama is going to take New Hampshire:
Poll: Obama opens double-digit lead over Clinton NEW: Obama leading Clinton 39 percent to 29 percent in recent N.H. poll McCain is leading the GOP pack in New Hampshire Romney was front-runner in most New Hampshire polls until last month New Hampshire holds its primaries January 8 By Paul Steinhauser CNN Deputy Political Director MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Two days before New Hampshire's Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in that state, a new CNN-WMUR poll found Sunday. Obama, the first-term senator from Illinois who won last week's Iowa caucuses, led the New York senator and former first lady 39 percent to 29 percent in a poll conducted Saturday and Sunday -- a sharp change from a poll out Saturday that showed the Democratic front-runners tied at 33 percent. Support for former Sen. John Edwards, who edged out Clinton for second place in Iowa, dropped from 20 percent in Saturday's poll to 16 percent. On the Republican side, Sen.John McCain leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by a narrower margin -- 32 percent to 26 percent, the survey found -- while former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee moved up to third after winning last week in Iowa. The poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire, surveyed 341 likely Democrats and 268 Republicans likely to vote in Tuesday's primary. It had a sampling error of 5 percentage points. Watch how the candidates rank in polls » "The Iowa caucus results have convinced growing numbers of Granite State voters that Obama can really go all the way," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said. "In December, 45 percent thought Clinton had the best chance of beating the GOP nominee. But in Saturday's poll, Clinton and Obama were tied on that measure, and now Obama has a 42 percent to 31 percent edge over Clinton on electability." And CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider said the poll "strongly suggests an Obama surge in New Hampshire." Watch the differences between Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses » "Obama's gaining about three points a day, at the expense of both Clinton and Edwards," Schneider said. "Obama's lead has now hit double digits going into the home stretch." New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ranked fourth among the Democratic contenders with 7 percent, while Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich trailed at 2 percent. Former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel had less than one half of 1 percent support. The big difference was in third place, where Huckabee -- whose upset win in Iowa came after being outspent by millions of dollars by Romney -- passed former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's. In Saturday's poll, Giuliani had 14 percent and Huckabee had 11 percent; those numbers were reversed on Sunday. The results suggest that Huckabee's win in Iowa, which saw him win strong support among evangelical Christian voters, is giving him momentum in more secular, libertarian-oriented New Hampshire, Schneider said. Anti-war Texas congressman and onetime Libertarian Party presidential nominee Ron Paul was in fifth place at 10 percent in the poll, with Rep. Duncan Hunter of California and former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee both at 1 percent. Keep in mind, this doesn't include independents, which Obama does well with. |
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and that is exactly why I am not voting for her. Besides she is a sell out and corporate all the way ect, ect... Good news about the new poll numbers! I am so excited for Obama! |
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I trust one pollster and he is currently calling it a tie between Obama and Clinton. Dead Heat.
__________________When his current analysis comes out tomorrow, I will weigh in, but I have to scratch my head when he is projecting a tie and everyone else is projecting a 10% Obama lead. |
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