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Don't Depend on November Numbers in Presidential Polls

By Rose Creasman Welcome and Molly Podlesny
Capital News Service

In November 2007, Hillary Clinton held a commanding lead over eventual winner Barack Obama. And Rudy Giuliani, who later dropped out of the race, was at the head of the Republican pack. It's not a given that Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson -- currently leading the Democratic and Republican primaries, according to recent polls -- will come out on top.

Democratic candidate poll results, November 2007
Source: CNN national poll, Nov. 2-4, 2007.
GOP candidate poll results, November 2007
Source: CNN national poll, Nov. 2-4, 2007
Democratic candidate poll results, November 2015
Source: NBC/WSJ 2016 national poll Oct. 25-29
GOP candidate poll results, November 2015
Source: NBC/WSJ 2016 national poll Oct. 25-29