MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) -- On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Barack Obama has a nine-point lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the state, according to a CNN-WMUR poll out Monday. Obama, the first-term senator from Illinois who won last week's Iowa caucuses, led the New York senator and former first lady 39 percent to 30 percent in a poll conducted Saturday through Sunday evening -- a sharp change from a poll out Saturday that showed the Democratic front-runners tied at 33 percent. Preliminary results from the poll released Sunday night showed Obama with a lead of 10 percentage points.
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Obama leading Clinton 39 percent to 30 percent in recent N.H. poll
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McCain is leading the GOP pack in New Hampshire
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Romney was front-runner in most New Hampshire polls until last month
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New Hampshire holds its primaries January 8
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"The @placeholder caucus results have convinced growing numbers of Granite State voters that Obama can really go all the way," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.
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The CNN/WMUR polls "strongly suggests an @placeholder surge in New Hampshire," CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider said.
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And when asked which candidate has the best chance of beating the @placeholder presidential nominee, likely Democratic primary voters now choose Obama over Clinton 42 percent to 31 percent.