Poll: Hillary Leads In Michigan, Rudy And Romney Running Close
A new EPIC-MRA poll shows that Hillary Clinton has increased her lead over Barack Obama in Michigan, which is expected to hold its rogue primary on January 15, pending current litigation.
Clinton leads Obama 49%-18%, up from 40%-21% in a poll released September 1. John Edwards is at 15%, meaning that both Obama and Edwards would need to do well in Iowa and New Hampshire if they want a good result here. On the Republican side, it's a statistical dead heat between Rudy Giuliani at 28% and Mitt Romney with 25%, followed by Fred Thompson at 13% and John McCain at 12%.
The national GOP has stripped Michigan of half its delegates, and the Dems have taken away all the delegates, but a popular win here could still be crucial in generating momentum.
Late Update: As has been pointed out, only Hillary and Chris Dodd will appear on the Democratic ballot — so this primary probably won't count for much on the Dem side.
Holy Cow (that's Hindu, not Muslim)! Senator Clinton leads his fraudulency, O-Bomb-A by 49%-18%! Whew, this race is going to be so quick, we'll all wonder what that MSM B.S. over O-Bomb-A was all about!
November 16, 2007 6:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama and Edwards removed their names from the Michigan ballot.
November 16, 2007 7:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Eric:
A win in Michigan is MEANINGLESS since all of the other candidates (save Dodd and Kucinich) aren't even on the ballot.
November 16, 2007 7:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
All bets are off in Michigan. The court of appeals just held that the January 15 primary is unconstitutional, so it will have to be moved back to the original date.
November 16, 2007 8:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
I met Mitt Romney in person tonight at the home of Steven and Sandra Covey.
He is humble, articulate, and has a solid vision for how to make America strong, beginning with the people, not the bureaucracy.
I want to be part of Mitt's America. A stronger military that is the ally of peace. A focus on families. A tough look at the budget. Reduced dependence on foreign oil. A better economy run by someone who has funded and helped build many of America's strongest companies.
It is true what they say about his haircut by the way. Worth all $200. I'll bet it wins him an extra 200,000 million votes in the primaries, and becomes the cheapest advertising the man has.
November 16, 2007 11:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
The elections in Michigan are very important, as it's more of a typical state with cities and such. Fewer professional politicians. The polls, of course are corrupt, until proven otherwise.
November 17, 2007 10:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Since when does getting near-50% of the votes amount to "not counting for much"?
November 17, 2007 11:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
JoeChi:
When no one else is on the ballot and the results won't impact the delegate count.
November 17, 2007 2:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Romney is going to take Michigan (lets hope so!) just after taking Iowa and New Hampshire. He's the only one who can stop Carl Marks...er....Hillary Marks....er Clinton!
"I sit when I pee, vote for me" - Clinton's gender-card campaign slogan.
November 17, 2007 7:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary is ahead in Michigan in part because she thought we were important enough to stay on the ballot. The rest bailed because they were pandering to voters in the conservative states of Iowa and New Hampshire. I am very tired of having those states have an outsized impact.
November 18, 2007 12:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Curious that Novak reports that
McCain will drop out of Iowa.
In state after state, McCain is the only Republican leading Clinton.
November 18, 2007 1:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Michigan is meaningless, and it will be treated as such. The press will give it very little coverage, and it won't create any bounce or momentum.
November 19, 2007 6:21 PM | Reply | Permalink