| Great timing, Mr. Pingree.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Democrats overwhelmingly prefer Hillary Clinton.
Almost a year before the state's parties hold primaries or caucuses, Clinton is the clear choice of Michigan Democrats with a nearly 30-point lead over her nearest rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, a Detroit Free Press-Local 4 Michigan Poll conducted last week shows. The New York senator and former first lady got strong support crossing racial lines, income levels, geographical boundaries and age.
The Free Press website has full breakdowns of the head-to-head matchups and primary vote simulation.
At this point, I think that these results reflect on name recognition more than anything else. To candidates, the real value of polling this early is in defining the media narrative and fundraising.
The head-to-head polls were conducted by Selzer and Company. They sampled 675 voters from Jan 28 to 31, and claim a margin of error of 3.8 percent. In their simulation of a Democratic primary vote, they sampled 273 voters from Jan 28 to 31, and claim a margin of error of 5.9 percent.
Be sure to check out Laura's first thread on Presidential Primary Polling, too. |
