Politics on the Hudson

Hillary Clinton received some good news over her campaign’s brief Christmas respite – a new poll showing her with a commanding lead over Barack Obama in Iowa.

The American Research Group poll, conducted December 20-23, showed Clinton leading the Illinois senator by 15 percentage points, 34 to 19 percent. Obama was in a statistical tie for second place with John Edwards, who has 20 percent of the vote. Read more “here.”:http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/25/iowa-poll-says-clinton-breaking-away-from-the-pack/

Meanwhile, The New York Times has a story today that raises questions about one of Clinton’s biggest selling points – her experience. Read more about that “here.”:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/us/politics/26clinton.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin