Barack Obama Loses Ground To Clinton And Edwards

Although Barack Obama or his official campaign didn't have any connection whatsoever to an antiHillary Clinton video produced by a worker for an advertising company employed by the Obama campaign that was posted online last week, it seems to have taken a small toll on the Obama effort according to a new poll published on the Rasmussen website. Obama declined in the poll by about 5 points given the margin of error, while John Edwards picked up about 5 points, probably largely out of sympathy and respect for the cancer situation involving his wife. Hillary Clinton also picked up about 2 points, however this is likely within the poll's margin of error.

The most likely Republican nominee, Rudolph Giuliani leads all major Democrats though. Only Edwards and Obama run close to Giuliani, but Hillary Clinton trails by about 8 to 9 points. Clinton is the most likely to win the Democratic nomination, yet consistently runs weak against major Republican candidaes such as Giuliani or McCain.

Giuliani doesn't appear to be harmed by all of his own personal baggage or that of the Bush Administration so far, and remains by far the most likely to be elected president of any candidate running, Democrat or Republican in most polls.