BREAKING: Obama and Clinton tied in CT

[cali]

Clinton: 40%

Obama: 40%

Edwards: 11%


And yes, this is a big deal. It's HRC's backyard. We'll see what other polls say, but this is significant.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/connecticut/election_2008_connecticut_democratic_presidential_primary

[madrchsod]

1. is someone going to untie them?

i bet they still ain`t talking

[ZinZen]

2. Very cute!

[madrchsod]

36. thank you!

i`m trying the best i can!

[NutmegYankee]

3. Backyard? Whatever.

Connecticut is not New York's back yard. :eyes:

Good to see the race is competitive.

[SoxFan]

8. Correct

Connecticut is actually a suburb of Springfield.

[NutmegYankee]

Ah, good one.

I just can't stand the NY suburb BS. I'm closer to Boston than NY, and frankly, I live out in the sticks. It's like saying Virginia is DC's suburb. Tell that to people in Norfolk or Roanoke.

[SoxFan]

30. I was going to say a suburb of Holyoke

but that would just be cruel.

[cali]

11. A significant part of it is. I grew up in New Canaan

My mother still lives there part of the year. I have a sister in Ridgefield, one in Wilton and one in Darien. I think I know the state fairly well. And Fairfield county is indeed next door to Westchester County- the Clinton's home.

[NutmegYankee]

21. I guess I should state I live East of the CT river.

You know, the defacto Pats, Red Sox vs Giants/Jets, Yankees line. It matters. Don't be caught wearing the wrong outfit in a local bar, or the dead part will happen. :evilgrin:

[Big Blue Marble]

12. You are kidding of course?

Many people in connecticut work in NY. The two states are very tied together.

[NutmegYankee]

17. I'm closer to Boston. n/t

[cali]

19. You're surely aware that the bulk of the population is

within an hour of NY.

[MadBadger]

23. Tri-state area

[NutmegYankee]

28. Technically, RI, CT, and MA is a Tri-state area also.

I was just pointing out those of us living in the not ridiculous priced (in NE terms) half of the state do not associate with NY.

[NutmegYankee]

25. Yep.

But I live in Connecticut too. And it may not seem like much to you, but perhaps you haven't survived baseball season here.

[calico1]

33. CT is a funny State.

It is part of New England but imo is the least "New Englandy" New England State. The Eastern part of the State is more like New England. But you go over to the Western part, and it is different. Stamford to me looks like it could be New York. And teamwise there is division too. On the Eastern part of the State you find a lot of Red Sox and Patriot fans, on the West more Yankees and Giants fans.

[NutmegYankee]

35. We have ourselves a winner! n/t

[MadBadger]

15. Its a member of the Tri-State Area. It is in her backyard, as is Jersey.

[Zueda]

4. Something quite interesting in that article.

Nationally, Clinton holds a modest lead over Obama in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. However, a Rasmussen Reports analysis suggests that something might have changed following Obama’s huge victory in South Carolina. The numbers still favor Clinton but-as every sports fan knows--sometimes the numbers don’t matter.

[suston96]

5. Try this.....

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hcu-ctpoll-0119,0,7087100.story

In the Democratic race, Clinton is favored by 41 percent of Democrats, compared with 27 percent for Barack Obama and 9 percent for John Edwards. One in five Democrats is undecided, an audience Obama is trying to reach with television ads that began Saturday.

Poll may be dated Jan 20.

That means Obama shot up 13 points in 8 days. I guess it's possible. Connecticut always does why South Carolina does.

[featherman]

6. That is astounding... and not expected

Gives me hope

[WI_DEM]

7. Now that is very good news from a state I thought was a HRC strong hold.

[Big Blue Marble]

9. That is huge.

I thought recently he was way behind there.

Does that mean he has come up fast and recently?

[ZinZen]

10. This is good news for Obama

and here is hoping he pulls in real close here in CA, as I expect he will.

[MadBadger]

13. Lets hope he closed in in Jersey too.

[Redstone]

14. And how accurate have the polls been so far?

Redtone

[KitchenWitch]

16. Don't inject sanity and facts into this discussion!

:hi:

[featherman]

34. LOL

[cali]

18. They give you a rough idea of momentum.

Of course, they're only a snapshot, but they're not completely without value. And some of the polls have been pretty close.

[AGirl]

20. that's bad news for Clinton.

[Mike03]

22. Damn, this is getting interesting. Or maybe "intense" is the better word. NT

[angie_love]

24. yay

Yippee I hope it holds

[Alexander]

26. I'm from Connecticut. This is great news! I expected Hillary to win.

It almost makes me forget that CT voters elected Lieberman.

Almost.

[NutmegYankee]

27. No kidding.

I so wanted Lamont to win.

[Alexander]

29. I still think Lamont should run for Chris Shays' House seat.

Thereby making New England's entire House delegation a nice shade of blue.

[Kahuna]

31. Uh Uh... Oh oh. Billary won't like this...

Can NJ be far behind? What about PA? Stay tuned... :popcorn:

[Tatiana]

32. Getting a Kennedy bounce? n/t

[Arkana]

37. That's good--it shows that he might do well in traditional Dem areas.