Clinton Strong in PA, Obama Reclaims National Lead
Hillary Clinton continues to have a large lead in Pennsylvania, while Barack Obama appears to have opened a "statistically significant" lead nationally.
A survey by the American Research Group shows that Barack Obama has made little headway in the Keystone State, still trailing Clinton by double-digits, 51% to 39%
Some of the poll's findings: Obama leads among men 51% to 38% and Clinton leads among women 61% to 30%. Clinton leads among white voters 60% to 30% and Obama leads among African American voters 83% to 11%. Obama leads 46% to 43% among likely primary voters under 50 and Clinton leads 60% to 32% among likely primary voters 50 and older.
But the Gallup Daily Tracking poll has better news for Obama. It shows him with an eight-point lead over Clinton, 50% to 42%.
"Obama's current 8-point advantage ties his largest lead of the Gallup Poll Daily tracking program, along with a 50% to 42% showing in Feb. 28-March 1 polling. Obama clearly has weathered the Wright storm, while the dark clouds have shifted to Clinton over whether she has exaggerated her foreign policy credentials. This week she has had to defend her repeated claim that she came under sniper fire while visiting Bosnia as first lady, which news video clearly disputed.
"Many Democrats are concerned that the ongoing nomination campaign -- which has grown increasingly contentious in recent weeks -- will hurt the party in the general election. Right now, the races remain close, but Republican John McCain has an edge over both Clinton and Obama in registered voters' general election preferences. In the new Gallup Poll Daily tracking update, McCain has a statistically significant 4-point lead over Clinton (48% to 44%) and a smaller 2-point advantage over Obama (46% to 44%)."
4:05 PM ET | 03-28-2008 | permalink
