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Obama and Clinton Tied in NH According to New Poll (& McCain Closes on Romney)

Steven L. Taylor · Friday, December 21, 2007 · 1 comment

Via Reuters: Obama even with Clinton in New Hampshire: poll

Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady, and Obama, an Illinois senator, are tied at 32 percent, with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards at 18 percent, according to the poll.

Well, so much for the relaxing Christmas for the Clinton campaign…

Meanwhile, on the GOP side, McCain is closing on Romney:

In the tightening Republican race there, Mitt Romney, former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, leads Arizona Sen. John McCain 34 percent to 27 percent.

Just last month most New Hampshire polls showed Clinton and Romney with double-digit leads, USA Today said.

FILED UNDER: 2008 Election, Arizona, District of Columbia, European Union, Illinois, John Edwards, John McCain, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, NATO, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Reuters, USA Today

About Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

Comments

Derrick says:

Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:51

Personally, I think that the only thing worse for Hillary than Barack winning Iowa would be him coming in a close 2nd to Edwards and then taking New Hampshire. The media would kill to label him “the Comeback Kid” thus further poking a stick in the eye of the Clintons.