Iowa poll puts Dean ahead of Gephardt

[Freddie Stubbs]

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is leading U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., as the two continue their seesaw battle in the state, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

Dean leads Gephardt by a five-point margin, with 26 percent of the support from likely caucus-goers, according to a Zogby International poll. Gephardt had 21 percent. The share of people unsure who they would support surpassed both men, with 28 percent in the undecided category.

The survey of 500 people who say they are likely to attend the Jan. 19 caucuses has a margin of error of 5.4 points. Democrats and independents were included in the survey.

The close contest between Dean and Gephardt is in keeping with what other surveys of the race recently have shown. The two men have battled through the fall, with Gephardt criticizing Dean for past positions on Medicare, even as Dean has aired television commercials faulting Gephardt for voting last year in favor of a resolution authorizing war in Iraq.

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[wtmusic]

1. Well it's just outside the MOE

but it's looking pretty good anyway...

Keep writing those letters, fellow Kool-Aid Drinkers!!

[beyurslf]

2. I write about 10 letters a week.

Any one else headed to Des Moines for the caucuses?

[helleborient]

4. I'm headed to wherever they send me in Iowa!

Registered, have gotten confirmation e-mails, but no details yet...Davenport and Iowa City are closest to me.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

6. I'm going, but before the caucus

They are asking people to come in the weekends before the caucus, we are going Jan 3-6.

Is there such a thing as hot spiced Kool-Aid? Because I think it's going to be cold! :)

[JaneQPublic]

3. Check out the graph on the Zogby page

In the far right column:

http://zogby.com/

It shows Dean leading in IA, NH, and SC. Click on the graph for related stories.

[tsipple]

5. Also Another Iowa Poll w/ Dean at +7.6% Over Gephardt

HOWEVER, there's still a lot of tough work to be done, because these polls can and do change, and they are quite imprecise to say the least.

I don't trust the polls much, nor should anyone else (in my opinion :-)).

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. It would be great if Sen. Harkin were to endorse Dean

He hasn't made an endorsement yet.

[a_lil_wall_fly]

8. I think Sen Harkin will not endorse anyone until after the ....

primary. He is trying to stay as neutral as possible so then no one can attack him for any conflict of interests.