MSN First Read: A New SC Poll

[rinsd]

Last week, a CNN South Carolina poll had Clinton with a sizable lead over Obama, 43%-27% -- which the Obama campaign laughed at. Well, a new Insider Advantage (R) poll (536 respondents) conducted the day after the CNN/YouTube debate in Charleston, SC has Clinton with a 15-point lead over Obama, 43%-28%. The Clinton campaign gleefully notes this poll, as well as this recent quote from Obama’s pollster: “We are going to outright win South Carolina.”

If the Obama folks dispute this one, they may need to release their own numbers in order to provide the pudding proof.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/07/26/291856.aspx

[SaveElmer]

1. ANd their complaints about the CNN poll were pretty well debunked...nt

[draft_mario_cuomo]

2. Obama had a 4 point lead in the last SC poll by this firm. Now he is down by 15...

At first blush it appears once again Obama's numbers have fallen following a debate (I thought he did well this time, though). However, the last Insider Advantage SC poll was done two months ago. Of course, there were three debates since then. There was also memogate and the Rezko stories but in the national polls the damage from those two things apparently was short-lived. It must be the debates that caused that long-term damage.

[Hawkowl]

3. Losing the black vote?

I think Obama likening himself to Reagan in any way shape or form will be disastrous for him in the primary. Suicidal rookie move at best.

[rinsd]

4. I don't know about disasturous but it is risky (nt)