Obama Now Leading In New Hampshire Poll

For the first time in the campaign, Sen. Barack Obama finds himself in the lead of at least one New Hampshire primary poll. According to the latest Rasmussen Report, the Illinois Democrat now enjoys the support of 31 percent of likely primary voters in the Granite State. That's three percentage points ahead of his main competitor Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY.

The two have been on seemingly divergent paths. Two weeks ago, Clinton held a seven-point lead in New Hampshire. A month ago, that lead was ten percentage points.

Rasmussen's polling is supported by the latest WMUR/CNN poll, which shows Clinton at 31 percent support in New Hampshire and Barack Obama at 30 percent; a statistical tie. She once had a 20-point lead in that survey.

Not all news is bad for the New Yorker, however. Clinton still leads all national polls. And in a separate Rasmussen report she has a three-point lead over Obama in Iowa -- 29 percent to 26 percent -- the first caucus state. These numbers came after Obama was joined on the campaign trail by Oprah Winfrey. Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, the other Democratic frontrunner, registers at 22 percent in the Iowa poll and 17 percent in New Hampshire.

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[pennyfortheguy]

06:54 PM on 12/12/2007

Talk about gerrymandering.

[SeanGardner]

05:22 PM on 12/12/2007

One of HUFFPOST's posters name bigtimernc, posted this yesterday:

"...its not the 35 years of experience that turn me off with Hillary Clinton, its the lack of quality it has. Let me explain: In five years as the most influential Democrat in the Senate, Hillary has managed to get the following laws and resolutions enacted:

Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site

Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month

Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall

Name courthouse after James L. Watson

Name post office after John A. O'Shea

Designate August 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day

Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day

Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death

Congratulate the Syracuse University Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.

Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins
Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship

Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program

Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda

Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death

Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty.

- Only five of Clinton's bills are "substantive":

Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11

Pay for city projects in response to 9/11

Assist landmine victims in other countries

Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care

Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the Wilderness Preservation System
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Compare that with Obama's record in just less than 4 years in the U.S. Senate: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3132998

[Orikinla]

02:00 PM on 12/12/2007

It is really amazing how polls based on baseline surveys of respondents who are not even up to 100, 000 are being used to define the intelligence of millions of voters and the electability of presidential candidates?

Polls aside, the majority of the eligible voters in the United States of America will not vote for Senator Barack Hussein Obama in the presidential election.

30,000 fans of Oprah Winfrey giving Obama standing ovation did so to impress Oprah.
Eye service and lip service will not win the election for Obama.

If you think most African Americans will vote for him, then you are ignorant of the intelligence of enlightened African American voters.

Obama is playing to the gallery of Americans and actually more inconsistent and cagy than any of the presidential candidates of the Democratic Party.

The forces setting up Senator Barack Obama against Senator Hillary Clinton want to destabilize the unity of the Democratic Party to weaken both presidential candidates and give the Republicans advantage over the Democrats after the primaries.

Senator Barack Obama and the others should step down for Senator Hillary Clinton, because it would be better and safer to support her than to undermine her.

The Democrats will lose the presidential election if they fail to nominate Senator Hillary Clinton for President.

If all a presidential candidate needs to win the presidential election is to rant about his opposition to the war in Iraq, than he has no business in the White House.

We support Senator Hillary Clinton for President.

Save America before the cookie crumbles.

[tedward]

10:32 AM on 12/12/2007

Sam you amaze me. You reference the ABC News poll to show Clintons solid lead nationally. But you ignore their poll which shows she also leads in New Hampshire...And rather reference the ever so reliable Rasmussen groups poll that shows your man Obama leading in New Hampshire. Got Bias??