Clemson University's Palmetto Poll of Saturday's Democratic primary, released earlier today, shows Obama with 27%, Clinton with 20%, and Edwards close behind with 17%; 36% said they were undecided. The poll was conducted from January 15 to 23, and therefore may understate late breaking movement in favor of Edwards. Here is a link to the poll results:
http://www.clemson.edu/...
Although the comments raise the legitimate possibility that this poll is an outlier, it is one of at least three recent polls showing dramatic movement towards Edwards, presumably due in no small part to the recent debate battle between Clinton and Obama. Zogby's three day rolling average has Edwards moving up sharply; in fact, in his most recent day's polling (yesterday, Wed. 1/23) Edwards actually outpolled Clinton. Obviously, if this trend continues, Edwards will lead Clinton in the Zogby three day average by Saturday's election.
Plus, Countificus has pointed out in the comments below that a new poll just out from SurveyUSA shows the following figures (week old figures in parens):
Obama 45% (45)
Clinton 29% (36)
Edwards 22% (15)
Thus, whereas a week ago Edwards trailed Clinton by 21, he has slashed her lead for second place to only 7:
Survey USA Poll.
A second place finish by Edwards can't be discounted, and continued bickering between Clinton and Obama can only help Edwards as the "fusion" Democratic candidate.