"Gore in Democratic race actually helps Clinton"

An InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion poll conducted hours after the announcement of former Vice President Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize indicates that Sen. Hillary Clinton actually benefits from having Gore in the presidential mix.

In the nationwide poll conducted Friday evening, Clinton had the support of 43 percent of likely Democratic primary or caucus voters – a 12 point jump from a similar national poll conducted by the organization Oct. 4-7.

When included in the presidential field, Gore was in second place with 15 percent. But his numbers come from a drop in support for the other Democratic candidates and a dramatic decrease in undecided voters from 25 percent to 5 percent.

“These results really didn’t shock me, given that when we polled with Gore in the pack nationally or in various states months ago, he had the same impact of hurting the other male candidates a bit, but not taking much, if anything, away from Clinton,” said InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery. “That said, I was slightly surprised that the Nobel news did not give him much of a boost, even among those 65 and older, who tend to watch cable and network news on a daily basis.”

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