Blow for Clinton as Obama takes lead in key state

[EV_Ares]

· Rival ahead for first time in New Hampshire
· Campaign team planning to step up attacks on rival

Ewen MacAskill in Washington
Thursday December 13, 2007
The Guardian


Hillary Clinton's campaign for the White House suffered a serious setback yesterday when her main Democratic rival, Barack Obama, took a poll lead for the first time in New Hampshire, a key early state.
The latest ratings, part of a trend that has seen him narrow the gap over the last month, has rattled the Clinton team.

In a sign of its unease, Bill Shaheen, a co-chairman of her campaign, yesterday raised Obama's drug-taking as a teenager, even though he had admitted to it in his autobiography.

The poll in New Hampshire marks a dramatic change in a state where Clinton has enjoyed leads of between 10 and 20 points in more than 50 polls carried out this year. That advantage has disappeared with less than four weeks left, in what is now shaping up as a tight, unpredictable race.

A Rasmussen poll yesterday put Obama on 31% to Clinton's 28%. Two weeks ago, Clinton had a 7% lead.

Her downward trend was reflected in two other polls published yesterday. A WMUR/CNN poll put Clinton on 31%, down five points since last month, and Obama on 30%, up eight points, while a poll by Suffolk University in Boston put her on 33%, down one point, to Obama's 26%, up four, since last month.

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[Occam Bandage]

1. I thought Obama was the one into blow.

But seriously, this is great news. I didn't think Obama would ever overtake her in New Hampshire. You can't count Clinton out, but damn if she isn't on the ropes.

[tavalon]

17. Heehee

So, I wasn't the only one that took this that way.

[Tellurian]

2. Funny, CNN has Clinton 31% Obama 30%

a statistical dead heat..Obama must be more popular overseas!

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/12/cnn-nh-poll-obama-clinton-tied-romney-remains-strong/

[Occam Bandage]

4. And, as OP says, that's HRC-5, BHO+8.

[ClarkUSA]

10. "Clinton’s 5-point drop appears to have been largely due to the loss of support among women."

Women, more than men, do not like nasty mean-spirited attacks by bullies on nice guys. Just wait until the polls register the Bill Shaheen swift boating
attempt.

[papau]

7. All NH numbers are 300+ adults who say they might vote -MOE + or-- 7% on any number.

this one is said to to be + or - 6% - so hillary may lead by 13 or lose by 11.

but Interesting - if trend is in other polls, very interesting

but "Obama - or hillary - in the lead" in either poll is a stretch

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. A legitimate big deal. Single worst poll result for HRC so far.

[tabasco]

5. Obama had the moral courage to admit a mistake.

H. Clinton seems to lack that quality.

The drug smear is a scurrilous act of desperation.

The Clinton campaigners have shown their true colors and it will not help their cause.

[Tellurian]

19. When will Obama admit his Univeral Heath Care isn't Universal?

back up and give it a rest..

[liberal renegade]

6. maybe they should

just sit down and smoke a joint together.

[BringBigDogBack]

8. Love it.

[ClarkUSA]

9. Please keep attacking Obama, Hillaryworld!

The more you act like thuggish guttersnipes of the Rovian era, the more Obama rises in the polls. :-)

[babylonsister]

11. I think they're acting like guttersnipes because of these numbers.

:shrug:

[ClarkUSA]

15. I think there's a two-prong reason... they are hoping to provoke Obama into a food fight

That way, disgusted Iowans will turn away from him and towards Edwards, who's less of a threat to Hillary if he wins Iowa than Obama.

[Renew Deal]

12. Is the word "blow" some sort of cheap shot at Obama?

:evilgrin:

[tavalon]

18. Naw, look who got the blow

:evilgrin:

[Cha]

13. So now hillary's

into blow?

[Imagevision]

14. Hillary's camp is in trouble and it's better this happens now then later up the road when she

has even more serious probs running against a repug

[tavalon]

16. "Blow for Clinton as Obama takes lead in key state"

Well, at least she has Blow. I hope it's good Blow........:evilgrin: :hippie: :evilgrin: