New Favorability Ratings from Iowa: Edwards 69%, Obama 66%, Hillary 62%, Richardson 59%, Biden 50%

[Tejanocrat]

Dodd 29%, Kucinich 25% (boo on Iowa!).

Here are some more interesting internals:

The largest segment of the caucus population (27%) seeks an honest/trustworthy candidate. Among those:

24% - Edwards
21% - Obama
16% - Richardson
15% - Hillary
03% - Biden
02% - Dodd
02% - Kucinich

The tied-for-second largest segment of the caucus population (20%) seeks a change candidate. Among those:

37% - Obama
24% - Edwards
17% - Hillary
05% - Richardson
05% - Biden
00% - Dodd
00% - Kucinich

The tied-for-second largest segment of the caucus population (20%) seeks an issue-position-sharing candidate. Among those:

35% - Hillary
28% - Edwards
08% - Richardson
06% - Obama
04% - Biden
00% - Dodd
00% - Kucinich

Who's running the most negative campaign:

24% - Hillary
10% - Obama
09% - Edwards
04% - Kucinich
02% - Dodd
01% - Biden
00% - Richardson

MSNBC/Mason-Dixon/McClatchy - 12/9/07

[skipos]

1. The best known candidates do the best, the least known candidates do the worst

That is a pretty uninforming poll.

[Tejanocrat]

3. If candidates haven't got name ID yet, they likely won't build too much new name ID before Jan. 3

FWIW, this is a poll of 400 likely Iowa caucus participants.

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. A sign of things to come Jamuary 3

[BootinUp]

2. Some good signs for Hillary

reading the poll results.

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. And bad signs for Biden if these are to be taken seriously

He usually loags far back, plus he only comes out ahead of Richardson once; in who is running a more negative campaign. I konw Biden is playing with the deck stacked against him but it is the only deck in town and this is the last town where he gets a chance to make a name for himself.

[Tejanocrat]

7. The trends in Iowa have been unkind to Biden. 5 of the last 7 polls show him 5th (the most recent 2

among those showing him in 5th with only half of Richardson's support). I'm still thinking Biden could squeak by Richardson.

[Stop Cornyn]

11. In Iowa, bad news for Biden may be good news for Richardson (these numbers are not bad for him)

[Tejanocrat]

6. I was surprised at how well she did among issue-oriented voters, but a surprising (to me) 4th among

voters seeking an honest/trustworthy candidate.

[Stop Cornyn]

8. Remembering Gephardt vs Dean '04, Hillary might worry her campaign's perceived as the most negative

[Tejanocrat]

9. I agree that's some of the most interesting data in the poll. Most negative, less trustworthy/honest

seems to be a bad combination for picking up second choice support among caucus participants.

[Stop Cornyn]

13. I think the "most negative" hurts more in Iowa than the lower "trust" numbers.

[Tejanocrat]

15. Definitely.

[oasis]

10. Interesting. (nt)

[Stop Cornyn]

12. very

[Czolgosz]

14. I wish Iowa was more in tune with Dennis.