http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ijClHoidEl8XEJMJoUooHU1R_nmgD90VF3H00Poll: Obama has clear national lead over Clinton
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The Associated Press – May 29th, 2008
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats nationally
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THE NUMBERS
Barack Obama, 54 percent
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 41 percent
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OF INTEREST:
Obama has developed a clear lead compared to last month, when he and Clinton were about even in the Pew Research Center poll. Three in 10 Democrats think the party will be divided if Obama wins the nomination, up slightly since March, with Clinton supporters twice as likely as Obama's to say so. When matched against Republican John McCain, Obama is now running about even among all voters; he's had a narrow advantage over McCain most of the year. Obama and McCain are about evenly splitting independents, a pivotal group for the general election. Both men are viewed less positively than earlier. Obama is seen as better able to improve the economy and energy problems, he and McCain are seen as about equally likely to make wise decisions on Iraq, and McCain has an advantage for taxes and immigration.
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The Pew Research Center poll was conducted from May 21-25 and involved telephone interviews with 1,242 registered voters, for whom the margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. It included interviews with 618 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.5 points.
