Obama Up 6 in Texas, Down 2 in Ohio

The latest Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll has good news for Barack Obama, and bad news for Hillary Clinton. Even if Hillary is able to pull off a few wins next Tuesday, anything less than a 15 point victory is not going to do her much good.

The contests on Tuesday are crucial for Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady fighting to halt Obama's streak of 11 consecutive victories in their battle for the Democratic nomination for the November 4 presidential election.

Obama, an Illinois senator, has a 6-point edge on Clinton in Texas, 48 percent to 42 percent. He trails Clinton 44 percent to 42 percent in Ohio -- well within the poll's margin of error of 3.8 percentage points.

In the Republican race, front-runner John McCain holds commanding leads over his last major rival, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. McCain, an Arizona senator, has built an unassailable advantage in delegates who will pick the nominee at the Republican Party convention in September.

The poll, conducted by Zogby International, found McCain with big double-digit margins over Huckabee in Texas and Ohio.

Among Democrats, Obama has a big edge with voters in both states who made their decision within the last month. Clinton led comfortably in both states among voters who decided more than a month ago.

Me thinks for Hillary the end is nigh...

Comments

[anne]

anyone with access to a computer can find all kinds of background information on barack obama. yet he is not asked to explain his questionable life. of all the states in the u.s. of a., i believe texas can and will out-fox this turkey. toooooooo much to explain away. its not the fear bomb (although we should be afraid) its not smear, its not racist. its obama when you peel away the veneer and see what you've really got. its not good.