CALIFORNIA: Obama and Romney expand leads in Zogby Poll »
Posted by: AlphaGnosis 6 months, 2 weeks agoDemocratic presidential contender Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in California and Missouri one day before crucial "Super Tuesday" nominating contests in 24 states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
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AlphaGnosis6 months, 2 weeks ago
Obama, an Illinois senator, and Clinton, a New York senator, have waged a bitter duel for the Democratic presidential nomination, competing for votes from coast to coast after splitting the first four significant contests.
"The momentum is with Obama," said pollster John Zogby. "If this trend continues it could be a very big night for him."
"In the Republican race, Arizona Sen. John McCain solidified his double-digit leads over Mitt Romney in New York and New Jersey, but Romney expanded his lead in California, the biggest prize on "Super Tuesday."
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mark-stevens6 months, 2 weeks ago
I'm not going by the polls. 80% of americans polled want the immigration problem fixed, not rewarded!
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AlphaGnosis6 months, 2 weeks ago
I don't know but I know that Zogby was the most accurate ones for the Florida result between Mitt and McCain.
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AlphaGnosis6 months, 2 weeks ago
Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, led McCain 40 percent to 32 percent in California, where the margin of error was 3.3 percentage points. A win in California, the most populous state, could help puncture McCain's growing momentum in the Republican nomination fight.
McCain won the last two contests, in South Carolina and Florida, to seize the front-runner's slot in a hard-fought Republican race despite qualms among some conservatives about his past views on taxes, immigration and campaign finance.
"Romney is widening his lead in California and has a really big advantage with conservatives," Zogby said. "Romney winning California would give some Republicans pause when they look at McCain as the potential nominee."
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Dionys6 months, 2 weeks ago
As awful as it is, only Mormons will put a Mormon in the White House. And seeing as how only Utah is owned by the Mormons these days in the US, it doesn't seem too likely.
Anyone who believes that a man read his new sacred scripture out of a hat containing the secret gold plates with the aid of a secret, magical translation stone (and couldn't get it right a second time when he was challenged to retranslate) deserves exactly what they get in this life and the afterlife.
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svensun6 months, 2 weeks ago
Sorry, Dionys, but you are WRONG!
As a fundamentalist Christian, I will WILLINGLY vote for Mitt tomorrow in the CA Primary, and every conservative I know, and I know a lot of 'em, will do the same. That includes almost all of my Christian conservative friends, as well; I know a few who won't vote for him because of his Mormonism, but they are a small minority.
I think a vote for Mitt is the appropriate choice in accordance with God's will, since it is clearly stated in Romans 13:4 that the ultimate purpose of earthly rulers is to reward those who do good and punish evildoers, in other words, to seek justice, and in my judgement, Mitt Romney is best suited to work towards this purpose.
The fact that he is not a Christian means nothing in this circumstance, since it is clear from the record of the Bible itself that God has often used non-believers to acheive His ends. I would especially note the key roles played by the Persian zoroastrian Xerxes, and the Roman pagan Festus.
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aniokly6 months, 2 weeks ago
McCain is also having a difficult time in Arizona. If he loses Arizona, his home state, and California he will lose all the border states. He should not have been so arrogant after a couple little wins. It helps his opponents to have Mark Levin, and Rush ucovering factors in McCains background, but someone has to do it, and it won't be the MSM.
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apolloknowsall6 months, 2 weeks ago
McCain could not win in Nevada, his neighboring SouthWest state...same border problems, same population, hopefully, same result.
McCain's new answer on illegal aliens? "I am from a border state. I know about border problems." Yeah, but Arizona just passed a bill making it so that any business who hires an illegal alien (with or without knowledge) loses its business license. McCain's amnesty plan would never pass the state legislature in his home state.
Arizona--Save us from the old monster!
California knows that Mitt Romney can fix our economic mess--John McCain's answer for his economic problem was to dump his wife and kids and marry someone rich enough to give him a job...
Romney is presidential. Can you imagine a race between obama and McCAin? Old, crotchety, pessimist versus young, him (socialist) optimist? Old mean uncle loses every time--Bob ?Dole was just old, funny, but old and he lost big time...
Do we want 1996? No freeeking way!
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smithichie6 months, 2 weeks ago
I agree that IF McCain loses CA and his home state, he will be toast.
About McCain's background, it's not like it's a big secret, he has been a Senator who has been in the spotlight for over a decade, many of the bills that he supported that poeple like Rush call him a traitor over, have his name attached to them. Rush isn't telling the public anything they don't already know.
I think what you and people like Rush fail to accept, is that even with his already known record, there is a sizable portion of your party who not only support McCain, but also his ideals.
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Mdiar6 months, 2 weeks ago
McCain is perhaps the most arrogant candidate in the race. Did you see him during the GOP debate when Ron Paul, or hell, any of the other candidates were speaking? He had this horrible smirk on his face, like they were all fools for running against the great McCain. I think running against candidates who will probably beat you isn't foolish, its brave. Paul is very brave to stay in the race even knowing he probably won't win. The least that McCain could do was not smirk while Paul spoke. Or the other two candidates either. I personally thought that Paul made a few good points and he tends to in each debate.
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rdy2rck6 months, 2 weeks ago
Any good news brings in a little sunshine, but we're Soooo close
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jmopinion6 months, 2 weeks ago
Quote from a reporter who traveled with the Obama campaign:
"Once you've heard his speech, you've heard basically everything he has to say. He talks in almost no specifics, ever. He rarely takes questions. He doesn't address detailed voter concerns about things like the fallout from the housing bubble or global terrorism. Someone wrote a few weeks ago--I don't know whether or not this was intended to be arch--that Obama is campaigning "on a platform of hope and change." It's funny, but it's also true. That's his whole pitch. Again, it's fine so far as it goes, but it strikes me that if he's going to progress and build on his support, he needs a second act".
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ProudBlueTexan6 months, 2 weeks ago
Maybe it's just me, but it seems as though he's being endorsed by a lot of people who 1) know a helluva lot more than you or I know, and 2) have a lot to lose if they are proven utterly wrong.
My money is on Obama.
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scott42616 months, 2 weeks ago
Barack Obama will probably win California. If that does happen, he will likely have the momentum to win the nomination and then the White House. But I don't think this will be a cakewalk. The fight for the nomination is likely to carry all the way to the convention floor.
Because of the winner-take-all delegate count adopted by the Republican Party, John McCain will likely be the nominee of their party, just by affect of sheer numbers. Mitt Romney has an uphill climb. Even if he were to get the nomination in the end, he would most certainly lose the election because his record in Massachusetts is not consistent with the platform he is running on...and - right or wrong - the perception many evangelicals have of the Mormon religion may cause many of that part of the GOP base to stay home (without that part of the base, the Republicans cannot win the general election).
This is the most exciting political year I can ever remember! I am having a blast watching it all unfold!
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IanFraigun6 months, 2 weeks ago
Obviously you were not around politically in 1960. That was an exceiting time and this year is shaping up to be a similar season. That was the last time control passed to the newer younger generation, who are of course now the old folks almost 50 years later.
We are seeing another new generation make its claim to political control. And yes for those who were not there Obama does invoke many memories of Kennedy for those who lived through the campign that year. BTW I was a Kennedy worker though in 1960 at 18 I was not yet old enough to vote.
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simonsez6 months, 2 weeks ago
If it's Romney and Hillary, evangelicals have little choice.
If it's Romney and Obama, they also have little choice, but not as clear. Romney is at least pro life for them. I don't think he has ever wavered on that.
A California win accompanied with an Arizona win would change the course.
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Mdiar6 months, 2 weeks ago
Your analysis is quite apt. Romney is, imo, the best of the Republicans if he would get the nomination. At least policy wise he has not publicly sang "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" (didn't McCain sing that?) and hasn't stated a commitment to stay in Iraq another hundred years if he must. Of the GOP candidates I think he's the best and I think Obama is the best of the Democratic candidates by a long shot. Unfortunately your also correct about his platform changing (as is McCain's) and about the evangelicals not turning out to support Romney as strongly as they would Huckabee. I think Paul would be a magnificent President if we had some recent evidence that the Congress could provide a decent check to the President these days. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem very likely to happen.
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scott42616 months, 2 weeks ago
Hear, hear! From going "to the left of Ted Kennedy" on gay rights in his failed 2000 Senate bid to his two stances on abortion, this man is all over the place!
But in the end, Republicans really don't care about those issues (other than to get the religious nutballs to the polls)... as long as they can seal the border (instead of penalizing lawbreaking employers), keep us in perpetual war, and - most importantly - give those at the top an undeserved tax cut (of course, PACKAGED as a middle class tax cut)...
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scott42616 months, 2 weeks ago
OOps! Make that: "...his failed 1994 Senate bid...."
Doesn't matter. This guy will do whatever he needs to to try to win an election ...including abandoning his principles (which, incidentally, is my main criticism of Hillary Clinton and why I cannot vote for her either!).
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Albmore6 months, 2 weeks ago
Only Obama can beat the republicans to many hate Hillary in the US she is not one that can untite but only further the split in America that started in her husbands term.
Obama will have to be more specific when the main election starts, the republicans will make sure of that. I like his energy, but not all of his plans.
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Klarissa6 months, 2 weeks ago
alb, if it is Obama vs Romney, the influence of their religions on them will be a point of discussion.
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nostalgia6 months, 2 weeks ago
Klarissa
I told my husband last night that Teddy sees Obama as his last best chance to get all of his plans and programs signed into law
If Obama is elected Kennedy will have his staff working overtime to dust off old bills that never passed and update them as well as writing new bills
It will be a never ending stream of legislation coming out of his office
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Albmore6 months, 2 weeks ago
Hillary keeps making on statement all should be very worried about. More than once she has stated how all is different when the spot lights go away and one takes office. To me this is the same as saying I am lying to you now to get your vote. But when I have the power the really Hillary will come out. Very scary.
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Christycolumbus6 months, 2 weeks ago
Dear I am Mine,
The reason that it is ok for Romney to "flip flop" is that he is intelligent enough to make decisions when presented with new information. The world is always changing and sometimes you have to look at the most current information and then do what is best. It is a much needed improvement from the stubborn and proud politicians that we see who won't budge on anything even when everyone knows better given new information.
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STronnes6 months, 2 weeks ago
I understand Hillary Clinton shed a tear again today. Is she going to do this before every primary where the vote might be close?
Tell Momma I'm voting for Obama!
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sinophil496 months, 2 weeks ago
Although I have my personal preference for which candidate I will cast my vote tomorrow, I am absolutely delighted that the Democratic party has such a choice - a woman and a black politician, instead of a bunch of tired, old, white guys. Whoever wins the Democratic ticket and the presidency, it will be a historical watershed, both in the political decisions of this era and the mind set of the American public about who are qualified to lead our great country.
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IanFraigun6 months, 2 weeks ago
I didn't wait until tomorrow. In my house we are both permanent absentee voters and our ballots, though the cancel each other this time, were deposited in the US Mail about 10 days ago. Votes cast as I always do and now I only need to wait till tomorrow evening to see the results and how well the population holds the same views that I do.
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chevydog6 months, 2 weeks ago
As a skeptic who is likely not to vote in that direction, who cares? First this, first that--it may be great for the writers, but it really comes down to what they would be like if elected. Might add that "a tired, old , white woman" would not necessarily be inaccurate.
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naunny6 months, 2 weeks ago
I say give me a totally new group of people to pick from!!!! Obama is still has not learned how to do the pledge, as for the Clinton's (we've been there and done that already )they ran the country before and look where it got us! Romney actually belives this war is a good thing, that tells me he will go to war just because, McCain thinks god is going to fix the mess this world is in (yeah right ) so all this says give me some new people to vote for because all the above suck!!
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kedirian6 months, 2 weeks ago
"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".
And messrs Reuters/Zogby/CNN conveniently- or simplistically? - overlook the fact that a large numbers of us californians are permament mail-in voters, many of whom have ALREADY cast their votes.....
So much for their statistical deductions!
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EDWARDIII6 months, 2 weeks ago
Correct me if I'm wrong
Romney: Tried and proven health care formula, Will seal Mex. border & try to chase 12mill people out of country, Good intentions in Iraq but not much experience, takes rich man's view of fixing economy ie: fix intl trade issues & lower corp. taxes
Obama: Surrender! No clear health plan, Fix economy by being compassionate, fix border by convincing all of us that everything is okay.
Mccain: Well thought-out health care plan that owes a lot to compromise, will seal border then compromise with dems on exixting aliens, will back Petraus(sp?) in Iraq aiming to keep foothold w/o casualties to buffer Iran, Bipartizan solution to economy with spending cuts to extent possible.
Clinton: Will close border after enough Mex potential voters get here to insure her reelection. Get Bill to advise her on economy, Health care sim to Romney, Will run from Iraq only a little slower than Obama.
Okay, I'm wrong a lot. Correct me.
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getreal16 months, 2 weeks ago
Sometimes these Polls make people feel to confidant and they don't vote.
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chevydog6 months, 2 weeks ago
They love me! Here in MO, I got the following "personal" recorded calls yesterday: 2 on behalf of Romney (one including endorsements by outgoing Gov. Blunt and Rush L.), one on behalf of McCain, one by Mrs. McCain, one anti-Huckabee, and one by Hillary Clinton. Don't know the story behind this last one, since we are registered as Repub. In fact when we registered (long years ago) one clerk turned to the other and said "See, I told you there were some!"
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