With just over two weeks left until Pennsylvanians head to the polls, Obama has a commanding 12 point lead over Clinton according to a new national poll by Diageo Hotline. In December, Clinton led by 5 in the same poll. As if Clinton week hasn't been bad enough already.
Notwithstanding the fact that Rev. Wright's greatest hits dominated the airwaves in March, Obama's favorability among Democrats actually rose 7 points. Clinton's sunk 13 points. Roughly half of Democrats said that Clinton has been attacking Obama unfairly. About a fifth said the same about Obama.
Crossposted from Our Republic
The results of the poll are consistent with what we've seen in other polls. Clinton's one-time 33 point lead in Pennsylvania is now a dead heat. Obama has closed the gap in Indiana and widened his lead in North Carolina (with its 134 delegates) to 23 points.
Given the numbers, many are predicting that Obama will deliver a knockout punch in North Carolina. I frankly don't think she's going to make it to North Carolina as it seems that the arc of the political universe is pointed directly at Barack Obama.