New Poll: Hillary Unhurt by Debate Attacks

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

From Newsweek:

On Tuesday, at the eighth presidential debate among Democrats, front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton came under withering fire from her top rivals, Sen. Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards. But the attacks didn't appear to do much damage, with her lead for the party's nomination unchanged, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Almost exactly a year before election day, Clinton is also the favorite to win the White House--if only by a very small margin.

The New York senator gets 44 percent of the overall Democratic vote, compared to 24 percent for Obama (down a point since NEWSWEEK's August poll) and 12 percent for Edwards (down two points). She is the first choice of 45 percent of self-identified Democrats (compared with 39 percent of Democratic "leaners"). She also trounces Obama among Democratic female voters (48 to 19 percent) and enjoys a marginal lead among male Democratic voters (38 to 32 percent). Obama runs better among younger Democratic voters and minorities.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/67789


This is just a national poll. There's no polling of individual states like Iowa and New Hampshire. It would be interesting to see whether Hillary's has been damaged in those States where voters are paying more attention.

[Tellurian]

1. Clinton leads from Obama and Edwards attacks..

Hillary's rivals have yet to learn; when you're in a hole, the first thing you do is STOP Digging!

Clinton 44%

Obama 24$

Edwards, a pitiful 12%

[opihimoimoi]

2. Wha Hoppened??? Thay attack...she gains.....OMG...what can we say?

The Lessons of Negativity and of Positiveness needs a refresher course...

Fruits of Negs are Bitter and stale

Fruits from the Pos Tree are sweet and fragrant

[Tellurian]

4. Yep, we say..."keep digging"

Hi opihimoimoi! :hi:

[Basileus Basileon]

5. Many of us tried to warn y'all.

Playing the polarization game against a candidate with a 78% positive rating from Democrats--and against one who has been a subject of constant attacks since 1992--will not help you.

[itsrobert]

3. Re-Elect Dean/Clark 2008!!!

4 MORE YEARS!