The softest supporters go first, but Hillary's weaker performance against the top Republicans won't impress Democrats.

The Newsweek poll from March 2 had Clinton's lead at 52% to 38%.   Now, a full two months later, Clinton's lead is 51% to 39%.  In other words, unchanged.   To reiterate:  In a full two months the Newsweek poll has shown ONE percentage points difference.  Given the MoE the horserace between Clinton and Obama has stayed completely fixed for two months.  

Confucious sez:   One can't argue any movement when none exists.    :-)

And, Edwards polling a full 20% behind Clinton is a huge gap.  Make no mistake about it.  Gigantic.  

New CNN poll has Clinton up to 38%  from 30%, while both Obama and Edwards drop slightly.

Clinton    38%
Obama    24%
Edwards  12%

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/05/07 /rel6c.pdf

Someone's washing machine is stuck on the spin cycle again.

when you talk about Hillary's generasl election prospects, Most Edwards and Obama supporters concede at the moment Hillary is ahead among all dem primary voters as she has from the get go, we argue about what those numbers mean but it's you guys that spin her negative ratings, her deifinately won't vote for numbers and the fact that almost every Republican wants to her as the democratic nominee, this is primary season, the time for debate as to who best can lead our party, not the time to spout poll numbers of all democratic voters manby of whom have barely started paying attention, if Hillary's nominated we'll all support her but before she gets corinated she  is going to have to deal with her negaivies just as Obama and Edwards have to deal with thiers.

it is not inevitable that in 2008 when the GOP president is at 33%on average and dems have huge generic lead, that our candidate will have about half the country against them no matter what. The biggest disagreement when discussing gegenral election polling between Hillary supporters and people that back Edwards and Obama is that Hillary people take it as a givin that wer'e going to have a 50/50 election again like the past two, and Obama and Edwards supporters believe unlike the past 2 election seasons whe don't have a 50/50 nation anymore but we do have one 50/50 candidate, Hillary Clinton.

Apparently Rob and George haven't noted Pollsters averages, which have Hillary and Obama plateauing of late, with Edwards and Gore yet rising.

I Think both Obama and Edwards could win a 55-45 type victory against anyone but Rudy who already looks like he's falling apart among likely Republican voters. I think that's a subtle point that will become a large point of contention in the fall, Obama especially will make the arguement to primary voters that we can't chance a this election to the supreme court or a few thousand voters in Ohio, indirectly making the case that a Hillary nomination will ineveitably lead to that type of race, if the nomination comes down to exepreience and "issues" I agree Hillary has the edge, how successfull Obama is at making electibiltiy and ability to get things done an issue will decide his fate.

after the June 3rd debate on CNN.  This will bounce back and forth.  Too early to get upset, the only polling I will pay attention to is December.