Obama dips [post debate] , but still has South Carolina lead: poll

[rodeodance]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080124/pl_nm/usa_politics_poll_dc;_ylt=AoWxh.GJ1WFlRjuUyB497eZh24cA

Obama dips, but still has South Carolina lead: poll

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent Thu Jan 24, 1:05 AM ET

FLORENCE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton slipped slightly but is still substantial two days before South Carolina's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


Obama's lead dipped three points overnight to give him a 39 percent to 24 percent edge over Clinton in the rolling tracking poll. John Edwards climbed four points to reach 19 percent -- within striking distance of Clinton and second place...........

The shifts have occurred since Monday night's angry debate in Myrtle Beach, where Obama and Clinton traded harsh accusations about their records and Edwards chastised the pair for squabbling.

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The rolling poll of 811 likely Democratic voters in South Carolina was taken Monday through Wednesday. In a rolling poll, the most recent day's results are added while the oldest day's results are dropped in order to track changing momentum....

[Cameron27]

1. I didn't expect that to happen,

very interesting.

[Rydz777]

2. Very interesting indeed. I didn't consider the debate to be a

"squabble" as some have termed it. The formats don't permit much exploration of the issues, but they do test a candidate's debating skills and poise on his/her feet. Hillary is a strong debater which bodes well for a future contest against the Republican candidate.

[Bullet1987]

3. Edwards seems to be pulling some votes off of Obama...Clinton

loses the most here I think.

[rodeodance]

4. Edwards had a good night.

[Dogmudgeon]

5. Clinton actually isn't losing much at all

That surprises me, as well. I thought she would take the biggest hit in SC in the tussle.

But once again, the voters have decided to act contrary to the expectations of those of us who know better -- the bastards!

:evilgrin:

As I've been saying, it's NOT going to be a predictable race, though the press corps will try to drive it as close to 50/50 as they can.

--p!