Reply #26: It seems noteworthy that Obama and Edwards are at all time highs while HRC is at her lowest ebb

[Tejanocrat]

since mid-February, but this is not nearly as meaningful as it appears.

This is a national poll. As a result, it is a poll mainly of people who live in states where HRC, Edwards, and Obama (and the rest) are not even campaigning. As a result, this is primarily a name identification poll rather than an assessment of the people's reactions to the candidates' platforms.

In these name identification polls, as lesser known candidates become better known they will rise and, correspondingly, candidates with better name identification will lose some of their early advantage. The more salient polls to watch are the Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina polls.