New Nevada Poll Good News for Romney and Clinton

    Nevada holds an early caucus this year -- the Saturday in between the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary in January. It's held on a weekend -- so it won't get tons of attention -- but it might provide a bit of spin for some candidates as they head into the key New Hampshire primary.
    A poll out this week of likely caucus attendees from American Research Group Inc.shows that for the Democrats, Hillary Clinton currently has a huge 24-point lead over both John Edwards and Barack Obama in Nevada. If this were to hold, it would provide Clinton with a bit of insurance should she lose Iowa five days earlier.
    The really bad news in the poll is for Bill Richardson, who's been targeting the state. He still languishes in single digits; unless he makes a move in Nevada, his campaign is likely finished.
    On the GOP side, Mitt Romney has jumped into a lead. Again, if this holds, it could simply add to the momentum he's trying to build by sweeping the early states.
    The bad news in the GOP poll is for John McCain. He's a neighbor, yet he's currently tied for third with Fred Thompson. It wouldn't be a bad idea for McCain to pour a lot of resources into Nevada, in the hopes of resurrecting his campaign, should he lose badly in Iowa.