Independent poll shows leads for Clinton, Long Thompson

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Democratic candidates for governor Jill Long Thompson and Jim Schellinger.

Democratic candidates for governor Jill Long Thompson and Jim Schellinger. (Photos provided)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: May 2, 2008 at 12:26 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 2, 2008 at 1:33 PM EDT

Both Jill Long Thompson and Hillary Clinton hold leads in their respective Democratic races, according to a statewide poll released Friday by the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics.

Among 689 likely democratic primary voters, gubernatorial candidate Long Thompson of Argos has a 20-point lead over her opponent, South Bend native Jim Schellinger.

The poll shows Thompson with 53 percent of the vote, to 33 percent for Schellinger. Of those polled, 14 percent were undecided.

As for the Democratic presidential primary, Clinton has overtaken Obama, who had a 5-point lead in mid-April, according to the poll.

The latest poll cites Clinton with 52 percent of the vote and Obama with 45 percent.

The center said it is cautious to draw too many direct comparisons between the two polls, because both were separate samples of the Indiana electorate under different conditions.

The Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics is a non-partisan organization based at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

For more information, visit the center’s Web site at http://www.mikedownscenter.org

Saturday, May 3 at 3:19 PM Steve Kennedy wrote ...

Any one who vote for Hillary Clinton has got to get there head examined. Look what Bill did to our workers by signing the NAFTA Trade Deal, Are people really that stupid?

Saturday, May 3 at 1:33 PM Vote your minds, not your hearts wrote ...

I'm a surprised to see that Jill is using her high school yearbook picture for P.R. If she's so talented why don't she get a newer one taken. Because we'll think she's as young as that picture would have some believe? Does she, like Mitch, think we're ALL stupid or is she just figuring she can slip this one by us. I wonder what she'll be trying to slip by us if she ends up in the govenor's mansion? We didn't find out about mitch til it was too late! Do we really want to make that mistake again?

Friday, May 2 at 9:42 PM Rich Cahill wrote ...

This needs to be addressed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eykzDiKD8g These racial slurs from the Clinton team are unexcusable and hateful towards Hoosiers.

Friday, May 2 at 3:36 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Oh, no. Obama behind? That's gotta be demoralizing.

Friday, May 2 at 3:34 PM South Bend wrote ...

About time, thank godness people are finally seeing thru these idiot people like Morgan who try to get people to believe "Machine" works. No one around this city cares. Good for those two great ladies

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