New FL Poll: Obama closing in on Clinton

[cali]

Ingest with caution, of course. It's merely another poll that could mean something or... nothing. And SV is a repuke polling company.

14. Who is your first choice for the Democratic nomination in 2008? (Democrats only)

Hillary Clinton 45%
Barack Obama 39%
John Edwards 11%
Dennis Kucinich 1%
Undecided 4%


http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/florida_poll_011708.htm

[cali]

1. here's the entire poll; some interesting info

Poll Results - FL


Below are the poll results based on telephone interviews with 1450 likely voters in Florida, aged 18+, and conducted January 11-13, 2008. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 35%
Disapprove 59%
Undecided 6%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 21%
Disapprove 62%
Undecided 17%

3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of Iraq?
Approve 30%
Disapprove 59%
Undecided 11%

4. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 55%
Disapprove 40%
Undecided 5%

5. Do you view President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan? (Republicans only)
Yes 6%
No 76%
Undecided 18%

6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is performing its job?
Approve 16%
Disapprove 76%
Undecided 8%

7. Do you favor an immediate withdrawal of the United States military forces from Iraq, within the next six months?
Yes 44%
No 43%
Undecided 13%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Charlie Crist's job performance?
Approve 59%
Disapprove 32%
Undecided 9%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Bill Nelson's job performance?
Approve 53%
Disapprove 35%
Undecided 12%

10. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mel Martinez's job performance?
Approve 45%
Disapprove 39%
Undecided 16%

11. Do you favor or oppose a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages??
Favor 56%
Oppose 33%
Undecided 11%

12. Who is your first choice for the Republican nomination in 2008? (Republicans only)
John McCain 27%
Mike Huckabee 20%
Rudy Giuliani 18%
Mitt Romney 17%
Fred Thompson 10%
Ron Paul 5%
Duncan Hunter 1%
Undecided 2%

13. How important is it for the Republican presidential candidate to be a conservative Republican in the mode of Ronald Reagan, very important, somewhat important, not very important, not important, or undecided? (Republicans only)
Very Important 47%
Somewhat Important 28%
Not Very Important 5%
Not Important 14%
Undecided 6%

14. Who is your first choice for the Democratic nomination in 2008? (Democrats only)
Hillary Clinton 45%
Barack Obama 39%
John Edwards 11%
Dennis Kucinich 1%
Undecided 4%

15. When making your selection for a presidential candidate, what is most important, one who represents change or one who has experience? (Democrats only)
Change 47%
Experience 31%
Undecided 22%

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Here's The Real Clear Politics Average

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_democratic_primary-261.html


Do you know what the (R) after Strategic Advantage stands for?

[cali]

3. haven't a clue. Republican? n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. It's Possible They Might Be Trying To Influence Our Primaries?

Their results aren't even (remotely) close to polls taken at the exact same time...They are eighteen to twenty five points off, ergo:


http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_democratic_primary-261.html


Interestingly enough though their results are close to Insider Advantage, another Republican polling firm:

[indimuse]

5. Morning.

Thanks DemocratSinceBirth..I can always count on you for FACTS! :)

[Nimrod2005]

6. Impressive for sure.........nt

[Perry Logan]

7. Republican polling company. No problem there.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Hmmmm

The two Repuke polling companies have it a single digit race while every non-partisan poliing firm has it a twenty to thirty point race, ergo:



http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/fl/florida_democratic_primary-261.html