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Why the Ref's Poll Averages Are Superior

The Ref's Averages
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
Giuliani Leads by 11.7%
Giuliani 25.5
McCain 13.7
Thompson 13.2
Huckabee 13.8
Romney 10.7
Paul 4.7
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
Clinton Leads by 17.8%
Clinton 41.3
Obama 23.5
Edwards 13.0
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HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUPS
Clinton 45.3
Giuliani 43.3
Clinton 47.3
Thompson 41.3
Clinton 44.7
McCain 45.0
Clinton 48.0
Romney 39.3
Clinton 42.0
Huckabee 42.5
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STATE PRIMARY LEADERS
Iowa
Romney and Huckabee TIED
Clinton +2.5
New Hampshire
Romney +16.1
Clinton +12.2
South Carolina
Romney +2.7
Clinton +12.5
Michigan
Romney +5.5
Clinton +24.0 No Delegates (Dem)
Florida
Giuliani +12.8
Clinton +31.0

The Ref's Calls

Democratic Discipline Could Backfire                | Interference

One can reasonably question the wisdom of stripping the electoral rich states of Michigan and Florida of all their delegates in the Democratic primaries.  Michigan will probably be there for the Democrats when the general election rolls around, but Florida will almost certainly be a battle. 

I doubt Democratic activists will fail to vote for their candidate because the national party stripped their state of delegates, but soft Independents might.  The Republicans might make an issue out of it, although they too are disciplining the early states, but only by taking some of the delegates, not all.

One might imagine a Dems for Disenfranchisement slogan floating around Tallahassee.  I suppose it’s possible that the Democrats strip Florida and Michigan of all the hype that comes with an early primary and nobody notices, but it’s unlikely.

It probably will not matter to the party faithful, but when Floridians and Michiganders see all the hype that flows from this year’s early primaries, they might wish they had some of that action. 

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