Pick Your President Poll Tightens Up

by Lucas O'Connor [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Full disclosure: I work for the Courage Campaign

We've got ourselves a heck of a horserace shaping up as the PickYourPresident poll continues.  In just 24 hours we've seen a lot of movement in the standings, with John Edwards cutting Obama's California lead in half.  Elsewhere, Clinton bumped Edwards for 2nd in Ohio and the two are separated by a whisker in Michigan- further evidence of a Clinton surge over the weekend.

I've got big plans to head for Reno at the end of the week (Friday, also when the poll ends), and I've got no idea what to expect from the Nevada caucus.  Given that Nevada has never seen a caucus like this, it's impossible to predict with certainty what will happen there.  But given how unpredictable the nomination process has already been on both sides, I can't imagine it'll be definitive.  I'm waiting right now for Michigan results to be finalized, but that won't matter much on the Democratic side.  Momentum is a fickle beast, but Super Tuesday is the one time it could actually matter.  Polling throughout Feb 5 states have shown that races are tightening all over.  Who knows what could happen at this point, but if you have a candidate that you support, the more public your support, the better.

National Rankings:

1. Sen. Barack Obama

2. Sen. John Edwards

3. Sen. Hillary Clinton

4. Rep. Dennis Kucinich

5. Gov. Bill Richardson *

6. Sen. Mike Gravel

And the California Rankings:

1. Sen. Barack Obama

2. Sen. John Edwards

3. Rep. Dennis Kucinich

4. Sen. Hillary Clinton

5. Gov. Bill Richardson *

6. Sen. Mike Gravel

*Richardson received votes before withdrawing from the race.