Poll: Clinton, Romney Lead In N.H. Races

N.Y. Senator Has 21-Point Lead Over Obama; Romney Edges Past Giuliani, McCain

(AP)  Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding a commanding lead over Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in New Hampshire, a poll released Sunday found.

Clinton, the New York senator, had the support of 40 percent of those surveyed compared to 20 percent for Obama, the Illinois senator, Marist College Institute for Public Opinion said.

Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards was third (12 percent) and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson fourth (7 percent).

On the Republican side, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 25 percent held a slight edge over former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at 21 percent. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was third at 18 percent, and Fred Thompson, the actor and former Tennessee senator, was fourth at 10 percent.

The New Hampshire primary, traditionally held in January, plays a key role in the presidential nomination process because it is one of the first tests of the candidates' popularity with voters. A strong showing in New Hampshire can provide momentum for candidates in the next round of primaries in larger states.

Voters in the primaries select delegates to their party's national presidential nominating convention who are pledged to different candidates.

Clinton was the overwhelming choice among those polled who want a strong leader or someone who will bring about change - 44 percent chose her compared with 20 percent for Obama and 11 percent for Edwards.

Clinton also drew the most support - 33 percent - from those questioned who ranked the Iraq war as their top issue. Clinton was seen as the most likely Democrat to win in November, getting the nod from 58 percent in the survey.

In the Republican field, when people were asked to pick a strong leader, Romney got 29 percent, compared with 23 percent for McCain and 22 percent for Giuliani.

Security against terrorism was the most important issue for Republican voters; on this issue, Romney was picked by 29 percent, and Giuliani and McCain by 21 percent each. Giuliani was picked by more people in the survey as having the best chance of winning in November - 36 percent versus 30 percent for Romney.

The poll, done by Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, was conducted from Oct. 4-9 and involved telephone interviews with 1,512 registered voters and New Hampshire residents likely to register in time to vote in the presidential primary. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points for Democratic primary voters and 4.5 percentage points for Republican primary voters.

On the Net:

www.maristpoll.marist.edu

[gunownerdan]

Warmongering criminals like the Clintons and the Bushes are destroying America but who cares, we''ve got plenty of celebrities and sports stars to keep us distracted...

[terrorislam1]

OUTED

THE LIBERAL MAIN MEDIA AND DEMONIC-RAT BS PROPOGANDA MACHINE

The death knell of your ethics has been enabled by your parent organizations who have chosen to align themselves with political agendas. What is clear to me is that you are perpetuating the corrosive partisan politics that is destroying our country and killing our service members who are at war.
http://www.militaryreporters.org/sanchez_101207.html

Sanchez Blasts Media, But Media Only Highlight His Criticism of Bush
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-baker/2007/10/15/sanchez-blasts-media-media-only-highlight-his-criticism-bush

Sanchez Assaults Drive-By Media
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_101507/content/01125112.guest.html

Retired general issues sharply worded rebuke of ''unscrupulous reporting''
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/10/retired-general.html

Sanchez: Media''s Reporting of Iraq War Endangered Soldiers'' Lives
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,301676,00.html

[gunownerdan]

I don''t care if Hitlery promises to give me $1,000, $5,000, or $50,000, the prostitute isn''t going to be buying my vote.
Go Ron Paul!!

[speakinup]

Not me, I''m voting for Hillary. She don''t know squat, hasn''t got a real plan, has never read the 10th amendment, want to give me $1000 (or is it $5000)- heck I don''t know - and don''t care that I have to pay it in taxes to get it.

By golly, she''s a woman (well kinda), and I''m voting for her!

[mudrose-2009]

The Democrats are wasting their time. I am voting Republican, the whole ticket!
Posted by RingADing3

I''m chiming in, pun intended. You got this right.

[simonsez40]

BIG NO TO ROMNEY..........Mr. Flip FLOPPER!

[perception5]

Mitt Romney leads strongly in both Iowa and New Hampshire where the voters have looked at all the candidates and have decided that Mitt Romney is the best choice for All Republicans and Americans.

America is looking for a "fresh face" and break from all the old politicians running from either party this time around.

Mitt Romney is the "new face" on the block and clearly the most qualified candidate to ever run for president.

That''s why I''m voting for Mitt !

[adventurepa]

Because New Hampshire is so close to Vermont and Canada, I would think they would vote for Ron Paul or Obama before they would vote for anyone else. I would be surprised if New Hampshire the, "Live Free or Die " state would vote for any of these other meatheads. Come on New Hampshire, Surprise us all and don''t vote for any of the supposed front runners.

[jack3213]

The only thing that matters is: Experiance. If you don''t have, it you can''t use it. Talking about change is not experiance. Actual success is key. Guiliani is the right ticket.

[gunownerdan]

Dr. Ron Paul is the only anti-war, pro-liberty candidate.
ronpaul2008.com

[ringading3]

The Democrats are wasting their time. I am voting Republican, the whole ticket!

[jacksteen1]

The media is still trying to make the mormon candidate seem mainstream, when his cult will not stand up to the inspection of the curious.

The mormon cult is based upon flawed "revelations" and "visions" supposedly received from a White Salamander who told Joseph Smith to dig a hole on a hill in Palmyra, NY, where they would find Golden Tablets telling wondrous tales of setting up this "religion" that allowed multiple marriages and ordered baptisms and other rites offered for the Dead.

They are not Christians. Their cult smells.

[speakinup]

Hillary''s second biggest accomplishment is having been first lady. Her first biggest was not realizing that there was a second, third, fourth and fifth lady.

[getitfree]

why? Cuz he''s mormon?

[billpl-2009]

Romney could win the battle, but not the war.

America will NOT elect a Mormon.

[bill1fj]

ANYBODY but hilary

[iceman_1960]

"Clinton was the overwhelming choice among those polled who want a strong leader or someone who will bring about change."

Those who want the status quo to continue, will vote Republican.

Hillary Clinton will be our next president.

[bill1fj]

What a worthless bunch running, so far.
We need some one fresh and that is NOT a do nothing professional politician.
What has Hilary, Obama, Mitt, or Rudy done?
Talk, Talk, Talk.
Hopefully some one fresh will enter the contest in the next few weeks.

[tnt1954]

it''d be a good match-up, bells of romney vs.
billaryism. byrds sang bells of rhymney back
years ago. they should be tested on their
knowledge of rock n roll. most important when
entertaining state visitors at the white house.
should you put on the beatles when being visited
by the spanish ambassador or a flamenco song?
would you put on ''i wanna hold your hand'' or
''street fighting man'' when visiting with
alleged ''terrorist'' elements in the lincoln bedroom
while discussing american history and the marilyn
monroe doctrine. most mormons are real music
fans. mormon tabernacle choir. the urim and
thummim are not translating devices as they say.
they are jewish ceremonial garb. if a catholic cardinal from ireland
visits should you play, the *** pistols song
''anarchy'' or ''london calling'' or an old gaylic tune.

[antoniof123]

You know it is not about who or what it is about the games that we the American people (sheep) play. We know for the most part that we will never be in any real position of authority, so we just choose a side and play the game. I do like Hillary if you have never met her then you should because she is very intellegent and means well. That said they all start out that way.

Live and let live.