Obama more electable than Hillary in Iowa General Election Poll by 9% to 12%

[Dems Will Win]

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=2d211d2a-ee13-40ab-8455-5a70b9b55bfe

39% Giuliani
52% Obama


43% Giuliani
47% Clinton


42% McCain
50% Obama


48% McCain
44% Clinton

Iowa caucus voters know the candidates better than anyone, so they are a forecast of a general race next year. McCain actually beats Hillary by 4, while Obama crushes McCain by 8 points, a 12-point difference with Hillary.

THis poll is saying Obama is far more electable than Mrs. Clinton...

[TwilightZone]

1. One state does not "electable" make.

I think I have now seen it all. One poll in one state is now evidence of electability.

[Dems Will Win]

2. Other polls people don't know who Obama is, but polls from IA and NH

are different, see? They know who he is and it registers differently, forecasting where a race next summer or fall could end up. This is unusual for a challenger and shows that Obama has something special going for him among Indies and even REpublicans if you look at the numbers in this poll.

[MADem]

3. Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

Which means it's a dead heat.

You aren't going to get a better MOE with such a small sample--fewer than five hundred people.

[durrrty libby]

4. Iowa is a corrupt farm subsidy welfare state.

Too bad they get any say in our election process