New South... (on edit) NORTH Carolina Poll: It's All Tied Up!

[wyldwolf]

A new Public Policy Polling survey in North Carolina finds Sen. Hillary Clinton leading the Democratic presidential race with 31% support, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 29% and John Edwards back at third place in his home state with 27%.

The margin of error is 3.1%, technically making the race a statistical tie.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_011008.pdf

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. Look at Edwards! That's awesome.

MKJ

[robbedvoter]

27. As awesome as Rudy coming in third in NYC (which is my dream, although a 2nd

would also be good)

[krkaufman]

30. Less awesome than one would hope, according to the text in the link.

Text indicates John is losing mo in SC.

In the Presidential race, John Edwards has dropped to third place after the recent victories by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in key primary states. Clinton leads with 31%, followed by Obama at 29 and Edwards at 27.

“Momentum is a precious commodity in politics. Right now Clinton and Obama have it and Edwards doesn’t, which is making it hard for him to fare well even in his home state,” said Debnam.

[bdamomma]

2. John has to place in his own state.

[liberal N proud]

5. Edwards is from North Carolina

[bear425]

22. He was born in South Carolina, although he represented NC

edit: He represented NC in the Senate

[liberal N proud]

29. I did not know he was born in SC

He along with Stephen Cobert :lol:

[Occam Bandage]

31. Yeah, then his family moved around a bit. By the time he was 12, they had settled for good in NC.

[cali]

3. that's interesting

Of course, I'm taking all polls with a dump truck of salt, and this poll contradicts all others, but it sure will give hope to Edwards supporters.

[Andy823]

28. Yep, unless of course

The polls put Obama up by a large number, right? :rofl:

[liberal N proud]

4. Oh, what will twetty do?

:rofl:

[goldcanyonaz]

6. Error: You've already recommended that thread. lol!

[BeyondGeography]

7. It says SC in your thread title, not NC

[FrenchieCat]

8. That's gonna change.

It will take a few days though.

[xultar]

9. RECOUNT!!!

[goldcanyonaz]

10. She kicks ass in debates, I'm looking forward to the next one.

[Dawgs]

11. This poll doesn't make any sense.

The current average on RCP for Edwards is 15.3. He hasn't been above 18% since August.

Why would Edwards get a bump of 12% points after finishing so far down in NH?

[Perky]

12. THAT IS A NORTH CAROLINA POLL NOT SC

Obama is running away with it in South carolina.....Tals about spin.....wow

[FrenchieCat]

13. LOL....wrong state.

North Carolina is not important as is South Carolina.

You need to change it!

[Turn CO Blue]

23. My parents live in NC and would disagree with your statement

that "North Carolina is not as important as is South Carolina".

[krkaufman]

32. I think the statement is correct, in the implied context of this Pres. election cycle.

The next 3 states are incredibly important for dictating how things play-out in the "super" days ahead.

[AP]

14. As noted above, this is for North Carolina, and not South Carolina.

[Joe the Revelator]

15. This is NORTH Caroline not SOUTH Caroline

You know there is a huge difference here, right?

[Dawgs]

16. WTF!! This isn't for South Carolina.

:rofl:

[wyldwolf]

17. oops! As several have noted, I accidentally confused my Carolinas

and for the more conspiracy minded among you, I did it on purpose.

[Perky]

20. Actual Polling show you to be a LSOS

Poll Date Sample Obama Clinton Edwards Spread
RCP Average 01/04 - 01/09 - 44.0 31.0 15.3 Obama +13.0
Rasmussen 01/09 - 01/09 494 LV 42 30 15 Obama +12.0
InsiderAdvantage 01/07 - 01/07 393 LV 40 33 15 Obama +7.0
Rasmussen 01/06 - 01/06 553 LV 42 30 14 Obama +12.0
SurveyUSA 01/04 - 01/06 579 LV 50 30 16 Obama +20.0

[wyldwolf]

21. pssst! Look at the OP again, the timestamp of the edit compared to yours

[iamjoy]

18. Oh, But Listen To The Anti-Edwards Spin On It

Edwards has "dropped" to third (following IA and NH).

Was Edwards leading in SC going into these contests? My impression is he's been struggling there all along although not trailing as much as he was in NH.

I am an Edwards supporter and REALLY want him to win SC. The thing is, I've made peace with the fact that Obama or Clinton will probably be our nominee and will enthusiastically support either of them. But, I want a competitive primary. I don't want to go into Super Tuesday with at least three candidates.

Besides, the media is so anxious to write off Edwards, wouldn't it be great if he pulled off a win in SC and gave them another black eye?

peace offering to Clinton people: my Mom (in her early 60s) was a soft supporter of Edwards, but after Clinton's heartfelt moment in NH, she switched support to Hillary. My Mom really relates to the kind of crap Hillary gets because of gender. Sorry Obama supporters, your guy leaves my Mom cold, although she will back whichever Democrat is the nominee.

[Occam Bandage]

25. This is a NC poll, not a SC poll.

[ccharles000]

19. i live in north carolina

and will be voting for hilary:smoke:

[mnhtnbb]

24. I live in NC and will be voting Edwards

[itsrobert]

26. I read this earlier and had my head in the clouds thinking Edwards was making a comeback

Thanks for giving me "False Hope" (like Obama ;) ) But you never know. Edwards can make a dramatic comeback and still win SC!