Brown poll finds R.I. primary voters prefer Clinton (Hillary leads by 8)

[ruggerson]

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton holds an an 8-point lead over U.S. Sen. Barack Obama among likely Rhode Island Democratic presidential primary voters, a Brown University poll released this morning found, as the state gears up for what looks like an increasingly vital March 4 primary

http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo-20080211-brownpoll___.b10d88a1.html

[MadBadger]

1. The numbers point to a wide open race though.

[hogwyld]

2. Well, hell, I guess 'ol Barack just ought to quit right now

and save himself the embarassment. This is for the good of the party and country. :sarcasm:

[sfam]

3. Finally! A poll from a meaningful state!

Lets see if the lead holds...

[ruggerson]

7. You guys crack me up

everything you say is spin.

[rodeodance]

9. and they will milk it and milk it and milk it if, by chance Obama pulls ahead. Bookmard this.

[tandem5]

4. and vermont? mar. 4th is looking interesting for clinton. nt

[BeyondGeography]

5. 36-28 three weeks out...that's a one-run ballgame for Obama

[Kahuna]

10. The "Keith" number is 36. This poll is useless. nt

[SoxFan]

6. That's not great news for Hillary

Older electorate? Check.

Conservative, white, blue collar Democrats? Check.

Ham-handed Democratic machine? Check.

Why is Hillary only leading by single digits?

[tandem5]

8. not only is Obama seen as viable - he's the front runner. its gonna be a tough fight in every state.