Obama Gains Ground in Poll
A Quinnipiac University poll released this morning finds that Barack Obama has gained ground on Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania.
Obama Gains Ground in Poll
Thomas Fitzgerald reports: A Quinnipiac University poll released this morning finds that Barack Obama has gained ground on Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania.
Clinton leads 50 percent to 44 percent among likely Democratic primary voters in the survey, compared to 50 to 41 percent in a Quinnipiac survey April 2.
One of the biggest shifts in the latest survey was among women, a core Clinton constituency in the long nomination contest. Women favored the former first lady 54 to 37 percent last week, and 54 to 41 percent today.
"With two weeks to go, Barack Obama is knocking on the door of a major upset in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the survey.
The poll was conducted April 3 through Sunday. Results are subject to a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
Obama is not electable. Hillary has been a fighter and needs support.— JMT
Not electable? Why? Let's see he's intelligent, He's has great ideals, Anyone who can run a great campaign built from the ground up against the Clinton Machine and is winning shows Leadership. He's running against McCain and Clinton and is winning. So why is Obama not electable?- JMT, How about NAFTA, Penn cutting deals with Colombia taking jobs away from American workers. Then all of the lies... Snipers, now she is telling people she was not for the war before Obama???? Come on.... We need a new leader, one that will stand up for the American People. I for one and a union firefighter and supporting Sen. Obama!— JayG
- Race, gender and age are the prime thrusts of the Clinton campaign. "36 years of experience" is longevity and not an attribute. Barak Obama has demonstrated the ability to bring people together and work together for a better future. Obama has the right kind of experience for Pennsylvania and the nation.— casru
- JayG -- Not just Mark Penn, but Wolfson owns a big equity stake in a firm that has a $40,000 per month contract with Columbia's government, giving him about a $500,000 interest in a business working to pass the trade deal. Hillary's a talker, not a doer. If she really believed what she says when she's pandering, she'd kick Penn and Wolfson to the curb, not continue to use their services.— Sweatheart
Comment removed.- If you folks think she (I can no longer utter her name)is still a viable candidate after ALL that has happened, you're delusional, bigoted and ignorant. What a tremendous conflict of interest Penn's appointment was, what an abyssmal lapse in judgment on her part. The trainwreck will still be advised by Penn on a consultant basis. Her candidacy will go down in history as a blueprint for disaster. It's a lousy legacy for subsequent women candidates to overcome, but we must all overcome!!— kathylynn
- hillary is done, finished, kaput. the polls are showing how snakebitten she is. if she is able to limp to the convention and steal it, forget it.— bignerd
- It's time to concentrate on the general election, a Republican vs. Democratic president. Give the frontrunner your vote and end the nomination process. Then unite behind the Democratic candidate and end 8 years of misery.— Brigitte
- Hillary is giving a speech this week. It is supposed to be called 'A more perfect pollster'. Here's some soundbites: "I can no more disown him than the other crooks in my campaign." "Did I hear sniper fire? Yes. Am I constantly lying? Absolutely."— Porthan
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- I would love to see Obama beat Hillary.. End this thing once and for all, so he could concentrate on beating McCain in November. Everything has to be done to keep a "Bush-like" Republican out of office.— ferraris
- The vile tone of the Obama supporters turns regular people off, calling voters "delusional, bigoted and ignorant." Talk about winning at any cost. Remind you of another "I'm a uniter, not a divider"? And here's a new poll, done by SUSA, the outfit that's has the best score so far in these primaries: HILLARY UP IN PA BY 18%. http://www.nbc10.com/politics/15821754/detail.html— john b
- New SUSA poll - Hillary up by 18 in PA! -- SUSA is one of the more reliable polling companies. http://www.talkleft.com/story/2008/4/8/125913/3947— JoseyJ
- Like Wolfson said, all Hillary must do is win PA by 1 vote. Then she can stand on our shoulders to return to the White House.— Tammie
Ed Rendell might be a good VP candidate for Obama. Obama-Rendell'08. That sounds like a plan.— EmanuelP- Comment removed.
- Why would Obama want Rendall for V.P. when he is a Hillary supporter? Now with Bob Casey..... I think that ball is in the right court.— Peter of Manassas
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