National Super Tuesday poll shows dramatic Democratic shift
From Paul Steinhauser
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton is losing ground to Sen. Barack Obama in a national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released on the eve of critical Super Tuesday presidential primaries and caucuses.
The two are virtually tied in Monday’s survey, which shows the New York senator has lost a comfortable national lead she’s held for months over Obama and other rivals.
Obama, who trounced Clinton in January’s South Carolina primary, garnered 49 percent of registered Democrats in Monday’s poll, while Clinton trailed by just three points, a gap well within the survey’s 4.5 percentage point margin of error.
“Coming out of his overwhelming victory in South Carolina and followed quickly by his Kennedy family endorsements, Obama clearly has the momentum in this campaign,” said Bill Schneider, CNN’s senior political analyst.
Obama has won support from Sen. Edward Kennedy and his nieces Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg and Maria Shriver, although Clinton has endorsements from former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the daughter of Robert Kennedy, and her brother Bobby Kennedy and sister Kerry. Watch ex-candidate on what he wants from Clinton, Obama »
The poll is consistent with other national surveys during the past few days. A CNN averaging of five national polls conducted in the last few days — a “poll of polls” — puts Clinton at 45 percent and Obama at 43 percent. Those five surveys were done by CNN/Opinion Research Corp., Gallup, Pew, ABC and CBS. Here’s the rest from CNN.com
Maria Shriver endorses Obama and Clinton campaign responds with MARCH FONG EU –
(former CA Secretary of State, destroyer of pay toilets, Ambassador to Micronesia, and mother of Republican Senate candidate Matt Fong).
Is this really the best they could do?
Raise your hand if you knew that 85 year old March Fong Eu was still alive.
Thought so.
I’m a registered California independent voter, can I vote for a democratic candidate?
If I’m a registered Independent in the state of California
can I vote for a democratic candidate?
Johnny,
All you need to do is ask for a Democratic ballot when you get inside your polling place. We have an open primary here in CA.
I would like to share a book entitled “If it ain’t broke..brake it” by Dr. Robert J. Kriegel. The content of this book may be of interest and helpful to the Obama campagne, particularly in the area of “lack of experience” which Mr Obama’s adversaries seem to think that this would be an issue in his quest to be the next president of the United States of America.