Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Poll: Cancer Won't Hurt Edwards In Iowa

Elizabeth Edwards' announcement that her cancer has returned and is not curable does not seem to have immediately impacted her husband's chances among Democratic caucus voters in the first-in-the-nation state of Iowa, according to a new survey.

A University of Iowa poll, which was taken between March 19-25, found that John Edwards' support trended upward among those most likely to caucus in January.

IOWA DEMOCRATS (Likely Caucus Goers)
John Edwards 36%
Hillary Clinton 34%
Barack Obama 14%

IOWA DEMOCRATS (Registered Dems)
Hillary Clinton 30%
John Edwards 23%
Barack Obama 11%

It appears that since the cancer announcement, both Edwards and Clinton benefited from an uptick, while Obama loss some support.

It should be noted that the likely caucus goers group was a subset poll which had a fairly small sample number.

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