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Here is an update on the primary polling. With 138 state polls so far, a picture is beginning to emerge. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has a wide lead just about everywhere except Iowa, where John Edwards has a narrow lead. If Edwards manages to win big in Iowa, he might shake things up, but barring that or a surprising event, Hillary is going to tough to stop. If we compare the average of all the polls for July and April we get the following, with the April data in parentheses.

        Hillary Clinton 36% (34%)
        Barack Obama 23% (20%)
        John Edwards 12% (17%)

On the Republican side, the picture is murkier. For the first time I have now included former lobbyist, senator, and actor, Fred Thompson because it is increasingly clear he is a candidate, despite his not having announced yet. But he is doing all the things candidates do: raising money, hiring staff, building an organization. In contrast, Newt Gingrich and Al Gore are doing none of these, and look increasingly like noncandidates, although both might be draftable at a deadlocked convention. If we compare July and April for the Republicans, we get

        Rudy Giuliani 27% (31%)
        Fred Thompson 18% (-)
        John McCain 14% (21%)
        Mitt Romney 14% (9%)

Here it is clear that Giuliani is dropping, McCain is crashing, and Romney is rising (especially in Iowa and New Hampshire), but the big story is Thompson, who is now second even though he is not in the race yet, and only 9% behind front runner Giuliani. When Thompson enters and starts hitting Giuliani hard on his liberal views on everything, he will probably move into the #1 slot. It is unlikely Thompson will hit Giuliani on his marital track record because this would open the way for Romney (the only Republican with one wife) to go after Thompson on this score (shotgun wedding to pregnant girlfriend in high school, divorce, marriage to woman 24 years his junior). Thompson is already making the point that he is the only top-tier conservative in the race. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) are certainly conservative, but neither one seems to have caught the fancy of the media, whereas Thompson is a rising star.

The polling data is available in Excel and .csv format

State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Alabama Capital Survey July 19 33% 29% 9% 20% 11% 5% 34%
Alabama Capital Survey May 1 37% 21% 9% 29% 23% 7%  
Alabama U. of South Alabama Apr. 19 33% 25% 12% 28% 23% 3%  
Alabama Capital Survey Mar. 6 35% 19% 9% 28% 23% 3%  
Alabama ARG Feb. 13 44% 13% 11% 31% 19% 3%  
Alabama Capital Survey Jan. 17 27% 14% 19% 20% 24% 3%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Arizona ARG July 26 39% 25% 8% 23% 32% 7% 15%
Arizona Rocky Mtn Poll May 29 26% 22% 7% 20% 35% 7%  
Arizona Arizona State U. Apr. 22 25% 20% 18% 27% 32% 11%  
Arizona Rocky Mtn Poll Mar. 21 27% 20% 9% 25% 34% 11%  
Arizona Arizona State U. Feb. 25 28% 24% 14% 25% 44% 6%  
Arizona ARG Feb. 13 33% 24% 13% 21% 45% 2%  
Arizona Rocky Mtn Poll Jan. 22 32% 15% 18% 13% 40% 11%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Arkansas ARG Mar. 19 49% 16% 12% 12% 21% 4%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
California Public Policy Inst. June 19 41% 25% 12% 31% 16% 13% 13%
California ARG May 8 37% 28% 15% 27% 24% 11%  
California Field Poll Mar. 31 41% 28% 13% 36% 24% 7%  
California SurveyUSA Mar. 6 44% 31% 10% 41% 23% 8%  
California Datamar Feb. 15 34% 24% 16% 41% 17% 11%  
California ARG Jan. 17 36% 33% 6% 33% 18% 3%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Colorado ARG July 18 39% 22% 10% 35% 11% 9% 20%
Colorado ARG Apr. 2 34% 23% 17% 25% 23% 9%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Connecticut Quinnipiac U. May 7 28% 20% 8% 36% 15% 9%  
Connecticut Quinnipiac U. Feb. 12 33% 21% 5% 43% 27% 4%  
Connecticut ARG Feb. 6 40% 8% 10% 32% 21% 14%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Delaware Fairleigh Dickinson U. Feb. 25 34% 19% 10%        
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Florida Mason-Dixon July 26 31% 17% 12% 21% 11% 7% 18%
Florida Quinnipiac U. July 16 36% 14% 9% 30% 10% 9% 18%
Florida ARG July 15 45% 25% 9% 33% 7% 12% 27%
Florida Quinnipiac U. June 25 43% 16% 11% 29% 13% 9% 29%
Florida Zogby June 6 36% 16% 11% 31% 12% 12% 10%
Florida Schroth/Polling Co. May 9 42% 19% 12% 29% 15% 14%  
Florida ARG May 8 45% 17% 15% 31% 18% 11%  
Florida Quinnipiac U. Apr. 24 36% 13% 11% 38% 15% 7%  
Florida U. of North Florida Apr. 13 35% 20% 9% 31% 14% 6%  
Florida Quinnipiac U. Mar. 27 36% 13% 11% 35% 15% 5%  
Florida Quinnipiac U. Mar. 4 38% 13% 6% 38% 18% 6%  
Florida Quinnipiac U. Feb. 4 49% 13% 7% 29% 23% 6%  
Florida ARG Jan. 9 30% 14% 15% 30% 15% 2%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Idaho Greg Smith July 13 31% 33% 15% 20% 14% 38% 18%
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Illinois ARG July 9 33% 37% 10% 30% 12% 11% 21%
Illinois ARG Jan. 14 30% 36% 5% 33% 24% 12%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Iowa Research 2000 July 25 22% 16% 27% 13% 10% 25% 14%
Iowa ARG June 30 32% 13% 29% 18% 13% 25% 14%
Iowa Mason-Dixon June 16 22% 18% 21% 15% 6% 25% 17%
Iowa Selzer May 16 21% 23% 29% 17% 18% 30%  
Iowa Research 2000 May 15 28% 22% 26% 17% 18% 16%  
Iowa Zogby May 15 24% 22% 26% 16% 18% 17%  
Iowa ARG Apr. 30 23% 19% 27% 19% 26% 14%  
Iowa U. of Iowa Mar. 31 28% 19% 34% 21% 20% 17%  
Iowa Zogby Mar. 26 25% 23% 27% 25% 19% 11%  
Iowa ARG Mar. 23 34% 16% 33% 29% 29% 10%  
Iowa Zogby Feb. 9 24% 24% 18% 19% 17% 5%  
Iowa Zogby Jan. 16 16% 27% 17% 19% 17% 5%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Kansas Research 2000 May 23 27% 22% 21% 13% 13% 17%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Maine Critical Insights Apr. 27 39% 22% 16% 24% 21% 12%  
Maine ARG Feb. 6 41% 14% 17% 33% 22% 13%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Massachusetts Suffolk U. Apr. 15 32% 18% 19%        
Massachusetts ARG Feb. 6 35% 24% 19% 29% 30% 7%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Michigan EPIC/MRA June 13 38% 25% 14% 19% 22% 24% 8%
Michigan ARG May 7 38% 25% 14% 19% 22% 24%  
Michigan EPIC/MRA Mar. 18 45% 29% 16% 26% 30% 21%  
Michigan ARG Mar. 4 35% 30% 14% 30% 35%    
Michigan EPIC/MRA Feb. 4 49% 20% 8% 32% 28% 8%  
Michigan ARG Jan. 7 30% 30% 17% 34% 24% 10%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Missouri ARG Jan. 9 30% 18% 17% 18% 31% 2%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Nevada Mason-Dixon June 22 39% 17% 12% 17% 8% 20% 25%
Nevada ARG June 19 40% 16% 16% 21% 16% 23% 16%
Nevada Mason-Dixon May 1 37% 12% 13% 12% 19% 15%  
Nevada Zogby Apr. 12 35% 21% 15% 37% 15% 15%  
Nevada Research 2000 Mar. 8 32% 20% 11% 38% 18% 4%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
New Hampshire U. of New Hampshire July 17 36% 27% 9% 20% 12% 34% 13%
New Hampshire Research 2000 July 11 33% 25% 15% 21% 18% 28% 11%
New Hampshire ARG June 30 34% 25% 11% 19% 21% 27% 10%
New Hampshire Suffolk U. June 24 37% 19% 9% 22% 13% 26% 13%
New Hampshire Mason-Dixon June 7 26% 21% 18% 15% 16% 27% 12%
New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Coll. June 6 41% 17% 15% 18% 17% 27% 9%
New Hampshire Zogby May 16 28% 26% 15% 19% 19% 35%  
New Hampshire ARG Apr. 29 37% 14% 26% 17% 29% 24%  
New Hampshire Zogby Apr. 3 29% 23% 23% 19% 25% 25%  
New Hampshire U. of New Hampshire Apr. 3 27% 20% 21% 29% 29% 17%  
New Hampshire ARG Mar. 23 37% 23% 20% 19% 23% 17%  
New Hampshire Franklin Pierce Coll. Mar. 12 32% 25% 16% 28% 29% 22%  
New Hampshire Suffolk U. Feb. 28 28% 26% 17% 37% 27% 17%  
New Hampshire Zogby/UNH Feb. 8 27% 23% 13% 27% 28% 13%  
New Hampshire Zogby Jan. 17 19% 19% 23% 20% 26% 13%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
New Jersey Quinnipiac U. July 2 46% 19% 8% 48% 12% 7% 10%
New Jersey Monmouth U. Apr. 16 41% 22% 13% 49% 19% 6%  
New Jersey Quinnipiac U. Apr. 16 38% 16% 9% 49% 18% 6%  
New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson U. Mar. 4 46% 18% 10% 59% 20% 6%  
New Jersey Quinnipiac U. Feb. 25 41% 19% 5% 58% 15% 2%  
New Jersey Quinnipiac U. Jan. 22 30% 8% 16% 39% 21% 5%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
New Mexico ARG Jan. 13 22% 17% 12% 38% 20% 7%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
New York Siena Coll. July 28 48% 14% 7% 40% 13% 7% 11%
New York Quinnipiac U. June 17 44% 14% 6% 46% 8% 3% 14%
New York Siena Coll. Apr. 20 39% 17% 11% 47% 16% 8%  
New York Blum+Weprin Apr. 7 49% 17% 11% 56% 15% 5%  
New York ARG Apr. 2 41% 20% 16% 50% 14% 7%  
New York Quinnipiac U. Apr. 2 44% 14% 9% 52% 13% 6%  
New York Siena Coll. Mar. 22 43% 11% 7% 31% 20% 6%  
New York Quinnipiac U. Feb. 11 47% 16% 7% 51% 17% 1%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
North Carolina Elon U. Apr. 19 20% 20% 26% 32% 22% 10%  
North Carolina ARG Jan. 15 26% 19% 30% 34% 26% 2%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Ohio Quinnipiac U. July 9 35% 17% 13% 24% 14% 8% 18%
Ohio Quinnipiac U. June 25 46% 14% 15% 26% 16% 8% 18%
Ohio Quinnipiac U. May 13 38% 19% 11% 23% 17% 11%  
Ohio Quinnipiac U. Apr. 24 37% 14% 17% 23% 21% 6%  
Ohio Quinnipiac U. Mar. 19 32% 22% 11% 31% 20% 6%  
Ohio Quinnipiac U. Mar. 4 32% 19% 13% 35% 18% 3%  
Ohio U. of Akron Feb. 21 42% 16% 17% 36% 28% 6%  
Ohio Quinnipiac U. Jan. 28 38% 11% 13% 30% 22% 4%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Oklahoma Sooner Apr. 30 29% 13% 29% 32% 23% 6%  
Oklahoma ARG Feb. 13 40% 15% 16% 37% 21% 2%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Oregon Riley Research Mar. 13 31% 21% 8% 33% 20% 5%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Pennsylvania Quinnipiac U. June 25 38% 22% 10% 29% 16% 4% 15%
Pennsylvania Franklin and Marshall June 4 40% 18% 21% 29% 29% 12%  
Pennsylvania Quinnipiac U. Apr. 24 36% 14% 13% 29% 17% 5%  
Pennsylvania Quinnipiac U. Mar. 25 36% 17% 9% 33% 18% 5%  
Pennsylvania Quinnipiac U. Mar. 4 29% 18% 11% 43% 17% 6%  
Pennsylvania Susquehanna Feb. 20 42% 16% 11% 37% 29% 6%  
Pennsylvania Quinnipiac U. Feb. 5 37% 11% 11% 30% 20% 4%  
Pennsylvania ARG Jan. 8 32% 12% 13% 35% 25% 1%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Rhode Island Brown U. Jan. 27 33% 8% 15%        
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
South Carolina Opinion Research July 18 27% 27% 17% 30% 21% 6% 18%
South Carolina ARG June 30 37% 22% 21% 22% 23% 8% 19%
South Carolina Mason-Dixon June 15 25% 34% 12% 21% 7% 11% 25%
South Carolina Winthrop U. May 27 29% 21% 11% 19% 14% 12% 6%
South Carolina ARG Apr. 30 36% 24% 18% 23% 36% 6%  
South Carolina Hamilton/McHenry Apr. 19 31% 27% 16% 15% 24% 10%  
South Carolina Zogby Apr. 17 33% 26% 21% 19% 22% 10%  
South Carolina ARG Feb. 27 36% 25% 20% 29% 35% 5%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Texas U. of Texas May 7 33% 21% 8% 23% 27% 6% 11%
Texas ARG Mar. 19 34% 32% 11% 30% 20% 13%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Utah ARG Feb. 13 31% 18% 9% 13% 21% 40%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Vermont ARG Feb. 6 37% 19% 14% 29% 30% 7%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
West Virginia ARG Apr. 2 37% 22% 19% 29% 33% 8%  
 
State Pollster End date Clinton Obama Edwards Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson
Wisconsin St. Norbert Coll. Apr. 17 33% 30% 18% 26% 24% 9%  

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