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DavidDvorkin

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4. Let's hope not.

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Obama trails three of four Republican candidates in latest Iowa Poll [View all] DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 OP

Unsettling,... MarianJack Feb 2012 #1

Let's hope not. DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #4

Bullshit. Lil Missy Feb 2012 #2

I think the Des Moines Register poll is considered reliable. DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #5

Normally it is but this is an outlier. Details given below grantcart Feb 2012 #9

As I said below, this is for Iowa, not nationwide. DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #11

so Iowans are batshit crazy and voting against their best interests? peacebird Feb 2012 #3

It's happened before DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #6

There's an Iowa kind of special annabanana Feb 2012 #52

Remember what IOWA stands for... Rosco T. Feb 2012 #7

Outlier - all other polls are showing Obama up by a lot grantcart Feb 2012 #8

Those are all nationwide numbers DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #10

You are right, I over clicked. grantcart Feb 2012 #13

Wow! That's the first bad number we have had in a while. aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #12

Good points DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #14

Brother and family live there, elleng Feb 2012 #19

It's a pretty state, and it seems very green by my standards DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #22

Yes, heat and humidity there pretty bad that part of the country I recall, elleng Feb 2012 #30

So Ron Paul is the strongest Repuke candidate Thrill Feb 2012 #15

The whole poll reads like Porno for Fox Viewers emulatorloo Feb 2012 #49

Obama will win Iowa. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2012 #16

here is an interesting discussion of the poll grantcart Feb 2012 #17

Does this mean it is time to get CONCERNED? I just want to make sure I am appropriately renie408 Feb 2012 #18

LOL PSPS Feb 2012 #24

+100 MineralMan Feb 2012 #39

+200 treestar Feb 2012 #45

I just love seeing Paul winning these things. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #20

Oh yeah. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2012 #21

Yes, I confess. The man is a detestable peace Nazi. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #25

agreed..and I'm not alone...nt xiamiam Feb 2012 #31

No one in the world is alone friend. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #32

Hear hear. nt woo me with science Feb 2012 #37

I bet you do. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #35

Aginst Iran War. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #43

I don't think you are a Republican. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #46

You are probably right. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #53

It doesn't look like that's what Iowans are worried about, though muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #36

Ron Paul is one of the biggest enemies of civil liberties there is. NYC Liberal Feb 2012 #47

LOL...sorry, but LOL Drunken Irishman Feb 2012 #23

611 people were asked election questions.... HuskiesHowls Feb 2012 #26

For one state that is a big number. former9thward Feb 2012 #51

I don't buy this for one second Renew Deal Feb 2012 #27

Totally agree. This poll is suspect. DCBob Feb 2012 #34

Let's hope the Republicans respond by nominating Paul or Santorum. n/t geek tragedy Feb 2012 #28

The last poll taken in Iowa (12/2011) showed Obama up by 7 points, with an MOE of only +-2.5% SaintPete Feb 2012 #29

There is a lot of bullshit in Iowa Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #33

Iowa is a split state. justgamma Feb 2012 #38

Thanks for the FUD! MineralMan Feb 2012 #40

After 1980, I don't take anything for granted. DavidDvorkin Feb 2012 #41

If you consider the axiom that all politics is local, this isn't a surprise to me OmahaBlueDog Feb 2012 #42

Meh, there is still plenty of time and when they settle their candidate treestar Feb 2012 #44

I read article today in the DMR. They claim 51% of Iowa Democrats want Newt Gingrich for President emulatorloo Feb 2012 #48

The article is a little misleading: Obama beats Gingrich 51 to 37 but loses to the others. libinnyandia Feb 2012 #50

This IS unsettling Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #54

Simple question DFW Feb 2012 #55

Obama up by 7 lovekendyl Feb 2012 #56