Despite all the diaries attacking him here on Daily Kos, it's worth noting that where it counts, among likely caucus goers in Iowa, Obama has a significant lead in the final Des Moines Register poll:
Obama stretches Iowa lead in new poll
DES MOINES, Iowa (AFP) — Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton in Iowa by seven points among Democrats, according to a new poll, with just two days of campaigning before the state opens the 2008 White House nominating race.
The Des Moines Register poll of people likely to attend caucuses on Thursday, put Obama on 32 percent, with the former first lady on 25 percent, a point ahead of former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards.
The poll, by the only statewide paper in Iowa, is highly respected in the state, which is notoriously difficult to survey and where voters traditionally make up their minds late.