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Clinton leads Obama in West Virginia

by: Carnacki

Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 17:59:34 PM EDT


Via John Cole, this Rasmussen Reports survey:

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Looking down the road to May 13, Senator Hillary Clinton holds a huge lead over Senator Barack Obama in the West Virginia Presidential Primary. The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows that Clinton attracts 55% of the Likely Democratic Primary Voters while Obama is supported by 27%. Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure.

Clinton is viewed favorably by 72% of West Virginia's Primary Voters, Obama by 53%.

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This is good news for Clinton, but the 55%-27% gap will certainly close as campaigning cranks up in the state.

The poll didn't press hard on undecideds -- that's a really high number for this far into the national primary season.

If I had to guess, I would say that low 60% is the W.Va. ceiling for Hillary and the undecideds are more mostly Obama leaners. As evidenced by the favorability #'s, even low information Democrats feel like they know who Clinton is.

The final question mark is what voter #'s translate into for delegate counts. Obama's projections (pretty accurate so far) are that Hillary gains +2 delegates from the state. Maybe it'll end up being +4 if she can out-campaign him here.


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Your diary here made it up on Hillary Hub.

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