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In reply to the discussion: Clinton has largest recorded early primary lead in at least 30 years. [View all]StevieM
(10,500 posts)37. Actually, her lead over Obama when he first entered the race was about 15 points.
She was polling in the mid-30s, he was polling at about 20 percent. That is a significantly lesser advantage than the one that George Bush or Al Gore had in 1999-2000, or than Bob Dole had in 1995-1996. She did well over the first 9 months and by the fall of 2007 her lead was about 25 points.
Her current lead is 55-60 points. That is much more than Bush, Gore or Dole had.
I think that the race for the nomination will be between Clinton and former Montana governor Brian Schweitzer. I think that Biden, Warren and O'Malley will sit it out.
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Clinton has largest recorded early primary lead in at least 30 years. [View all]
arely staircase
Jan 2014
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she was a clear front runner with 39% in a CNN poll in early February 2006
magical thyme
Jan 2014
#4
"Free Trade"....Deregulation....Welfare Deform....Corporate Health Care "Reform"
Armstead
Jan 2014
#36
Nice, I can't remember a candidate having such a huge lead in a contested primary
hughee99
Jan 2014
#19
Actually, her lead over Obama when he first entered the race was about 15 points.
StevieM
Jan 2014
#37
ah, yes, the "inevitability" meme appears once again. Add "1" to the meme counter. nt
antigop
Jan 2014
#27