Its been a rough couple of weeks for Senator Clinton, but in the crucial state of Iowa, it appears she is still holding a strong position and possibly has even rebounded somewhat since the debate on 10/30.
Or at least thats what this chart suggests:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/...
Rasmussen's 11/12 survey, which was done after the "planted question" controversy broke, finds Hillary with still a slight 4% edge over her nearest rival.....Clinton 29% Edwards 25% Obama 24%. While this is a dip from her support in mid-October, it does show that she seemed to have weathered the recent rough patch. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/...
A poll done by American Research Group that was conducted from Sat-Tues has even better news for the Clinton campaign. This one has Clinton leading her nearest rival by 6%.....Clinton 27% Obama 21% Edwards 20%. This is also a dip from October. However, considering the pounding she has taken lately and Obama's great speech at the JJ dinner, I'm kinda surprised its not closer.
Among likely caucus voters, Clinton's lead grows to 9%.....Clinton 29% Obama 20% Edwards 18%.
But that is not the most interesting data from this poll. That would be the "is the support for your chosen candidate definite?" question. These numbers are:
Obama 41%
Edwards 50%
Clinton 92%
Holy cow. What do you think accounts for this? Perhaps the rhetorical beating she's been taking from Obama and Edwards has only hardened the resolve of her supporters? Or maybe people just really do like her, and a couple of planted questions, a questionable tip at a diner, and a muddled answer on DLs for illegal immigrants really don't matter much to your average voter. http://americanresearchgroup.com/...
Add to this the new national Fox poll which has it at Clinton 44% Obama 23% Edwards 12%....and we can see that the national dynamics have not seemed to change much in the last two weeks. (Sorry, hate to point to anything having to do with FAUXNEWS, but....) http://www.foxnews.com/...
I don't expect this to be on the rec list or anything, but considering the amount of anti-Hillary diaries seen on this supposedly pro-Democratic website, a bit of a reality check was due.
Discuss...