Obama Leads in South Carolina (Obama 34 / Clinton 20 / Edwards 17)

[Pirate Smile]

Obama Leads in South Carolina

An InsiderAdvantage poll finds Sen. Barack Obama (IL) leading the other Democrats in South Carolina with 34% of the vote. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) placed second at 20% and former Sen. John Edwards was third at 17%.

http://politicalinsider.com/2007/04/obama_leads_in_south_carolina.html


I found an article on the poll:


Obama Gains, But Can He Maintain?
By Lee Bandy
SouthCarolinaInsider

(4/10/07) U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has rocketed to the top of the field of contenders for the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary crown, leaving the candidacy of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in a cloud of dust.
The news stunned political experts and pundits.

“Obama has started a brush fire across the country” that Clinton may find difficult to quench, said Francis Marion University polit1ical scientist Neal Thigpen.
“Obama clearly has got momentum,” said Winthrop University professor Scott Huffmon.

The Illinois senator’s showing represents a complete turnaround for Obama who trailed in earlier South Carolina surveys.
Today, Obama holds a comfortable lead in South Carolina, according to a new telephone poll.
He leads with 34 percent of the Democratic primary vote, followed by Clinton with 20 percent.

What is worrisome for the Clinton campaign is that she is in danger of slipping into third place in South Carolina. The poll shows that former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is only three percentage points away from overtaking Clinton.

http://www.insidersc.com/restricted/2007/April%2007/4-10-07/bandy.php

[sasquatch]

1. Obama's winning in SC?

:wow:

[CountAllVotes]

2. don't be shocked

I know of MANY UNSUSPECTING persons out there that are thinking about "voting for this guy", and that includes ME! :toast:

:kick:

[Pirate Smile]

4. Well, we are talking about the Democrats in South Carolina

so I don't find it all that shocking. :)

[sasquatch]

5. Shew, I forgot about that part

My heart rate can go down now.

[NormanYorkstein]

10. why would that surprise anyone?

Seriously why is it a surprise that Obama is polling well among Democrats in SC?

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. The state does have a high percentage of African American voters

[sasquatch]

24. I didn't read the original post all the way

I forgot we we're talking about the primaries.

[SoFlaJet]

3. ABH

Anybody But Hillary

[skipos]

9. ABC rolls off the tongue a little better. But ABH is good too.

I am definitely for
Anyone
But
Clinton
in the primary.

[NormanYorkstein]

14. oh yeah - Schweitzer rocks!

just saw your tag line, I'll sign the petition. Schweitzer would be great.

[IndianaGreen]

22. Sounds good to me too! And she has no one to blame but herself!

Had Hillary come out against the war in Iraq, as Russ Feingold did, she would be today the prohibited favorite to win the nomination, leading all the polls by comfortable margins.

Her record on the war, her long history of triangulating and vacillating on core issues, is why Hillary's support is soft.

[On the Road]

6. That is No Small Lead

especially consdering that Edwards being from NC is close to being a favorite son.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

7. I agree, plus the Bill Clinton factor on behalf of HRC

This poll is bad news for HRC and Edwards, at least in SC.

[w4rma]

27. No this is good for Edwards and not bad for Clinton either.

The South Carolina Democratic primary will be about 50% African American. Obama has lost ground in SC.

(oops I had gotten this older thread/poll mixed up with the new one in post 26.)

[The Sushi Bandit]

8. WALOC = What a Load of Crap!

Bogus poll that is self serving someones political agenda.

Where is Kucinich and Gore's numbers???

[Ninja Jordan]

11. THAT'S why the poll is "crap"?

Because Kucinich and Gore aren't included? LOL

[Colobo]

12. Gore's not running and, well... Kucinich... you know...

[The Sushi Bandit]

13. do you mean "has more creditability than Obama?"

Kucinich certainly does!!

[Colobo]

16. No, I meant Kucinich doesn't have a chance in hell of becoming president

[Ninja Jordan]

18. and his inclusion in a poll is immaterial

[Radical Activist]

15. Obama will win Iowa and South Carolina.

Hillary will finish third in both states and that will effectively be the end of her campaign.

[Ninja Jordan]

19. From your lips to God's ears...

[mnhtnbb]

17. I would not count Edwards out of SC--yet. Remember, he won

SC last time around. He is a native of SC.

[Radical Activist]

21. That's why this is a two-way race between Edwards and Obama.

Hillary has no chance. The national media is clueless.

[Adelante]

23. Only 500 people polled

Isn't that a rather small amount? No mention of MOE.

[zulchzulu]

25. What was the margin of error?

I didn't see much specifics about the poll...with polls, I look at the MoE...if it's not there, it's balogna without the mayo...

[wyldwolf]

26. Not anymore - Poll puts Giuliani, Clinton in lead in SC

Among the likely Democratic voters, Hillary Clinton is on top, with 32 percent. Barack Obama is second with 23 percent and John Edwards has 21 percent.

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6358431