Poll suggests Lieberman, Gephardt with an edge

[oberliner]

Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman led the pack with 16% followed by Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt at 13% in a CNN-Time national poll of Democrats and those who lean Democratic.

All other candidates were in single digits.

Poll Taken: 2/21/2003

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2003-02-21-democrats-poll_x.htm

Weren't they the first two to drop out?

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Not an edge like 20% which Hillary has but still

I see your point. Anything can happen. And probably will.

[wyldwolf]

2. Clinton's national lead far more significant than Lieberman's lead

If you think this is the same thing as Lieberman's lead in early 2003, then you have seriously underestimated the task facing virtually all non-Clinton candidates.

http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/1/30/181044/219

[oberliner]

5. but what about Dean's lead in Dec 03?

Poll: Dean Pulls Away In Dem Race
Ex-Vermont Gov. Leads Clark And Lieberman By 13 Points

Howard Dean
23%
Wesley Clark
10%
Joe Lieberman
10%
Richard Gephardt
6%
Al Sharpton
5%
John Kerry
4%
John Edwards
2%
Carol Moseley-Braun
1%
Dennis Kucinich
1%

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/17/opinion/polls/main589167.shtml

[PresidentObama]

6. Wow he had a huge lead.

Kerry our eventual nominee was at single digits, as was the eventual VP nominee. And Dean was surging. Shows how things will change over the course of the year. Who knows if Clinton will be the nominee, Obama, or Edwards. It's anyones ball game!!

[wyldwolf]

7. "more than half of Democratic voters still have no opinion of Dean"

Not true of Clinton.

[PresidentObama]

3. This is exactly what I'm talking about.

There is no doubt Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner, and if she wins the nomination....so be it. I'll support her then, if that occurs. But the polls are merely indicators of things right now, and don't mean crap in the long run of things. Is it good to have a lead right now? Yes. Is it easy to lose that lead? Yes, actually. Hillary has a year to either keep the lead, lose the lead, or have the lead narrow. It can and will change around a lot, and I predict Obama-Clinton-Edwards will all go back and forth over the course of the next year.

We'll see what happens, but if you look back at the polls in this time in 2003 as the OP does...It shows you how meaningless in the long run these things can be. But enough said about that, I can't wait for the debates!! :)

[skipos]

4. Non-VP Dem frontrunners rarely win

I personally hope the trend continues