My apologies for the brevity of this diary, but Tuesdays are Mr. Mom day for me. I saw this on Real Clear Politics and thought I'd share with the rest of you.....
Clinton's lead in the Real Clear Politics poll of polls is down to just 6.1% with 2 weeks to go.
More below the snip.
A new Quinnipiac poll out today highlights the slippage.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is catching up with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary and now trails 50 - 44 percent among likely primary voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
This compares to a 50 - 41 percent Sen. Clinton lead in an April 2 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University.
And look at the breakdown.....clearly he is gaining some support from women and from white voters.
In this latest survey, one of the biggest shifts is among women who went from 54 - 37 percent for Clinton April 2 to 54 - 41 percent for her today. A look at other groups shows:
* White voters for Clinton 56 - 38 percent, down from 59 - 34 percent last week.
* Black voters back Obama 75 - 17 percent, compared to 73 - 11 percent.
* Men are for Obama 48 - 44 percent, compared to a 46 - 46 percent tie last week.
* Voters under 45 go with Obama 55 - 40, while older voters back Clinton 55 - 38 percent.
and in the all important Philly suburbs, Obama has a crucial edge, and is widening his advantage:
Obama leads 55 - 37 percent among Philadelphia voters and 53 - 42 percent in the Philadelphia suburbs, widening a 49 - 44 percent April 2 lead in this critical area.
By a 71 - 23 percent margin, Pennsylvania likely Democratic primary voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton, compared to 67 - 19 percent for Obama.
and, if she loses, the characteristic that will be her downfall is obviously trustworthiness..... she is getting killed in that area:
Obama leads 59 - 32 percent among voters looking for a trustworthy candidate.
With 2 weeks to go, I have to say, I'm feeling a little better about Obama's chances to shut this thing down. He needs those voters in the Philly suburbs combined with huge Philly margins to offset his likely losses in the middle of the state and Beaver county.
Yes We Can!!!!