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Article: Iowa, New Hampshire Results Often Shift National Preferences; Particularly when upsets occur in the key early states.(Survey)
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- Gallup Poll News Service
- Article date:
- January 3, 2008
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Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones
Synopsis: Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani have consistently led in national polls of party supporters' presidential nomination preferences. But a review of Gallup historical data shows that national preferences have often changed in response to the results of the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
PRINCETON, NJ -- All eyes are on Iowa and New Hampshire in the early part of January as voters in those states cast the first official votes for the 2008 presidential nominations. Until very recently, the races have been fairly stable at the national level, with Sen. Hillary Clinton enjoying a sizable lead over Sen. Barack Obama ...