Rasmussen is out with a new poll of Texas Democrats, and it shows Barack Obama slicing even further into Hillary’s once formidable lead:
In Texas, a state that she must-win to keep her campaign alive, the good news for Hillary Clinton is that she’s still ahead of Barack Obama. The bad news is that her lead is down to three points after she was leading by double-digits a week ago.
Clinton leads by ten points among women but trails by five points among men. Nationally, Clinton and Obama evenly split the women’s vote and Obama enjoys a slight lead overall.
In a pattern seen elsewhere, Clinton leads among White voters and Latino voters while trailing badly among African-Americans. Clinton leads by big margins among those 65 and older while Obama does better among voters under 65. Clinton leads among Democrats while Obama leads among Independent voters likely to take part in the Primary.
Obama is viewed favorably by 75% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters, Clinton by 73%.
Tonight’s debate will be key. If Obama does well, he could pull ahead both here and in Ohio.
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:16 am
[...] and the remaining primary schedule are both decidedly in Obama’s favor. As I noted yesterday here and here, the polls in Hillary’s firewall states of Texas and Ohio are trending toward Obama. [...]
February 25th, 2008 at 9:49 am
[...] I noted late last week, two polls — Rasmussen and ABC/Washington Post — show Texas virtually tied while Clinton holds on to a slim lead in [...]
February 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am
[...] no guarantee that she can get the wins she needs in both Texas and Ohio. As I noted on Thursday, two polls show the Texas race statistically tied; and while Clinton continues to lead in Ohio, her lead [...]