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Who Won The Democratic Presidential Debate?

According the results of a SurveyUSA poll conducted after the debate in South Carolina, Barack Obama came out as a slight winner.

1.) Did you listen to tonight’s South Carolina presidential debate? (Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 2.7%)

67% No
32% Yes
0% Unsure

2.) Who won the debate? ( Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 5%)

31%  Obama
24%  Clinton  
14%  Edwards 
6%  Biden   
4%  Richardson
3%  Kucinich
2%  Gravel   
2%  Dodd 
13%  Not Sure

3.) Who lost the debate? (Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 5%)

17% Gravel
12% Clinton
10% Kucinich
9% Dodd
9% Obama
9% Richardson
8% Biden
5% Edwards
20% Not Sure

Hillary Falls Behind In New Poll

What candidate ‘would be best able to lead the country out of Iraq?’

Obama: 27.87%
Edwards: 24.84%
Kucinich: 17.18
Richardson: 12.26%
Clinton: 10.7%

Sen. Hillary Clinton, the current favorite to win Democratic nomination, lagged behind her most of her competition in a poll taken after a virtual town hall meeting over Iraq.

The Verdict Is In: Hillary Is Loved

There are very few people in the world who bring about such strong passion, negative and positive, as Hillary Clinton.  It’s almost surreal how the former 1st lady can simultaneously  perform so poorly in the polling and be breaking fundraising records. 

According to Matt Drudge over at the Drudge Report:

AMERICA LOVES HILLARY; TOP FUNDRAISER FOR ROUND ONE: $36 MILLION
Sun Apr 01 2007 13:28:02 ETTotal includes $26 million raised since Jan 20, $10 million transferred from successful senate reelection campaignHillary Clinton’s campaign today announced it will report $36 million in total receipts for the first fundraising quarter, which ended March 31, 2007. The staggering number reflects the strength of support for Clinton from every walk of life and every part of America.“We are overwhelmed by the tremendous enthusiasm and historic response this campaign has received so far,” campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle said today. “Going forward we are poised to continue this success and make even more history.”

Specifically, the campaign noted several key numbers demonstrating the overwhelming depth and breadth of Clinton’s support:

$26 million raised in new receipts since launching her campaign on January 20

80 % of the contributions were $100 or less.

$4.2 million raised on the internet (including $1 million in a week during the One Week, One Million campaign, and nearly $600,000 online in the 36 hours preceding the deadline)

$6 million in total grassroots donations (internet plus direct mail and telemarketing receipts)

50,000 donors (tens of thousands of them new donors)

Contributions received from residents of all 50 states (plus Washington, DC)

$10 million transferred from Senator Clinton’s successful senate reelection account

In March of 2003, the highest total reported by a Democratic campaign in its first-quarter fundraising report was $7.4 million and the top four candidates combined raised just over $23 million. In March of 1999, incumbent Vice President Al Gore reported $8.9 million for his first quarter.

The Poll Is In, Hillary Is Not Liked

In what can only be good news for the Republican party, according to a Harris Interactive poll released today, 50% of the people surveyed said they would not vote for Hillary Clinton as the next President.  Amongst Democrats, more than 20% said they would not vote for her.  Hillary Clinton remains the front runner for the Democratic nomination, with Barack Obama in second and John Edwards in a distant 3rd.

Source: http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/fifty-percent-of-americans-would-not-vote-for-clinton-2007-03-27.html

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Hillary Clinton You Tube Parody

Let the games begin.  In the most brazen political attack so far this election season, an unauthorized Internet ad for Barack Obama was submitted to the popular You Tube website.  The ad for the Illinois Senator is a parody of the 1984 Apple Computers Super Bowl commercial.  In the ad, an ominous Big Brother figure drones to a mass of zombielike followers, but this time Big Brother is Hillary Clinton.

You can view the video yourself at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3G-lMZxjo

Hillary Clinton Nearly Named As Vice President Canidate

Senator Hillary Clinton was nearly named as John Kerry’s Vice Presidential canidate according to an article in the New York Daily News, and an upcoming book by Bob Shrum.  Said one source, in the Daily News column, “her name was proactively put on the list”.  According to Shrum’s book, No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigne, “A quiet round of polling helped guide the search. Hillary Clinton had high negatives - she would hurt the ticket”.   

No Excuses is due out in June.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/03/15/2007-03-15_big_negatives_knocked_her_off_kerrys_lis.html

Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Clinton, Clinton

I just can’t fathom 28 straight years with only two families in the White House.  No disrespect to either of them, but it’s time for a breath of fresh air, and a reminder that we do live in a thriving democracy, not the land of Kings.  To no fault of her own, Mrs. Clinton will likely not be receiving my vote.

As recent polling is suggesting, many Americans are beginning to agree.  Clinton’s numbers are down, while her challengers are up.  In head to head match-ups with both John McCain and Rudy Guilini, she’s behind.  Barack Obama has cut her lead in half. 

Many have become frustrated with — and will likely vote actively against — the perpetuation of political dynasties.  I’m one of those.

The latest Washinton Post-ABC News poll:

Democratic Primary

• Clinton 36%
• Obama 24%
• Al Gore 14%
• Edwards 12%