Dueling polls: Hillary and Obama both win CA!
posted at 12:26 pm on February 5, 2008 by Bryan
Well, you can’t argue with polls. Even when they argue with each other.
In the same state on the same day.
Anybody still want to base their vote for McCain on polls that show him beating either Hillary or Obama in November?
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Ummm …. nope !!!But I can see how that will be a trick question for some.
TOPV on February 5, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Dow down 250 points? I suspect Wallstreet is terrified that it looks like it’s between 3 liberals.
RightWinged on February 5, 2008 at 12:30 PM
First results out from West Virginia. No candidate got more than 50% of the vote, so they have to go back in and vote again in about an hour.
amerpundit on February 5, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Heh. Go figure. Hillary, Obama and McCain.
They each believe that profits are evil and that no one should ever lose their job.
No way! Get outta town, career politicians believe those things??
Say it ain’t so!
Montana on February 5, 2008 at 12:35 PM
It’s the biggest media driven setup since the exit polls in ’04 saying that Kerry beat Bush. It’s voter manipulation by the left wing media plain and simple.
pistolero on February 5, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Heh. Polling–if nothing else, this election cycle is showing once again that polls have serious issues. Remember Obama sweeping New Hampshire? Heh.
Vanceone on February 5, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Everybody wins?
How appropriate. It is the liberal way, after all.
Slublog on February 5, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Dueling polls? To bad it’s not dueling banjo’s in the background with Hillary and Obama caught up in that canyon with Burt.
abinitioadinfinitum on February 5, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Mitt Romney came first in the first round of West Virginia voting, followed by Huckabee. Because no one got a majority, however, they’re voting again.
amerpundit on February 5, 2008 at 12:40 PM
I go to vote today in California. Since I’m registered as an Independent, I can’t vote in the Republican primary. S’okay. I’m not inspired by any of the guys left in the race, anyway.
So, I guess my question is… who would the good folks at HA like to get the Democratic nomination. Is Hillary more beatable/bearable than Obama or is it the other way around? I’ll do what I can to help.
MikeZero on February 5, 2008 at 12:44 PM
I don’t want to base a vote for ANYONE on polls showing him beating anyone in November. This is politics. November is the distant future. Nine months is nearly forever.
Vote Sauron 08 on February 5, 2008 at 12:44 PM
This story in Slate helps to clear up some of the confusion, and shows how little is really at stake in the CA Democratic primary.
Big S on February 5, 2008 at 12:45 PM
There can be only one
Kini on February 5, 2008 at 12:47 PM
It’s kind of hard to say which one is more beatable. The prepubescent soothsayer or the snarling beehotch? I just don’t know.
pistolero on February 5, 2008 at 12:51 PM
This just in …..
Latest poll numbers suggest previous poll numbers are different from latest poll numbers.
Margin of error +/- 50%
fogw on February 5, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Hard to tell. If I had to put money down right now, I’m going for Hillary being easier. Too many scandals, too many people hating her.
amerpundit on February 5, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Zogby the Arab and al Reuters team up to do a poll showing Hussein Obama having a massive last hour surge in polls.
That is modern day opinion polling in a nut shell right there.
Buddahpundit on February 5, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Heh.
This is one of my all-purpose politics metaphor links. There’s something in there for almost any situation.
Oh, also, for all of those voting today, choose wisely.
Big S on February 5, 2008 at 12:54 PM
I have no horse in this race, but yes- polls will change significantly over the course of the general election campaign. However, Romney has consistantly scored low compared to other candidates in matchups against Hillary or Obama; his favorable to unfavorable ratio has likewise been low. I’m not sure you can chalk it up to name recognition anymore, either.
That doesn’t mean that Mitt couldn’t win in the (very highly unlikely) event he wins the nomination, but it does suggest that McCain is more electable.
Hollowpoint on February 5, 2008 at 12:58 PM
The polls are right when they agree with my predetermined opinions and they are wrong when they conflict with them.
JayHaw Phrenzie on February 5, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Fuzzy math
Grafted on February 5, 2008 at 1:52 PM