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Clinton, Obama neck-and-neck on eve of Texas, Ohio
Staff Reporter | Posted March 3, 2008 9:07 AM
The race for the Democratic presidential nomination could be decided on Tuesday, but Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fighting for every last vote on the eve of another "make-or-break" contest.
The latest polls show the two candidates neck-and-neck in Ohio and Texas, two states that Clinton needs to win to fend off an 11-state victory string from the Obama campaign.
Obama holds a slight lead in the most recent polls in Texas, but the difference is within the margin of error. Clinton holds a slightly bigger lead in Ohio, but one new poll showed her rival overtaking her in the past few days.
In Ohio, Clinton holds an average 4.7 point lead in the 6 most recent polls, according to Real Clear Politics. She leads Obama by an average of 47.7 to 43.0. But the two most recent polls are flatly contradictory. Clinton holds a big 12-point lead over Obama in the Suffolk University poll. But the Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll shows the New York senator down by 2 points. Both polls concluded on Sunday.
Things are a little different in Texas, where the latest polls show Obama may be pulling ahead, although his lead is not substantial. Obama had trailed in the state for months, and Clinton was hoping to use her strong support from the Hispanic community to pull her to victory in the Lone Star State. Obama has an average 1 point lead in Texas, leading Clinton 46.3 to 45.2, well within the margin of error, meaning that either candidate could actually be ahead.
With the polls showing Obama momentum, "Remember New Hampshire" has become the rallying cry for the Illinois senator's campaign. The candidate and staff point to the polls in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary where Obama was expected to win easily after his upset victory in the Iowa caucuses. Instead, Clinton dug in and pulled out an upset victory of her own.
The Clinton camp is hoping for another New Hampshire style victory while the Obama camp is hoping to avoid overconfidence that would discourage people from turning out at the polls.
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Nico commented on Clinton, Obama neck-and-neck on eve of Texas, Ohio:
Obama will skunk that bitch (Clinton). I don't like her. And, HHKELLER, although I respect your ri... -
Jay commented on Clinton, Obama neck-and-neck on eve of Texas, Ohio:
@ hhkeller Excuse me? A statement like that shows me the type of "thinker" you are! What factual, a... -
hhkeller commented on Clinton, Obama neck-and-neck on eve of Texas, Ohio:
Women are twice as mature in their thinking as men. Im pretty done with the ego centric male dumb w...
March 3, 2008 10:18 AM
Women are twice as mature in their thinking as men.
Im pretty done with the ego centric male dumb world view governing style.
March 3, 2008 1:28 PM
@ hhkeller
Excuse me? A statement like that shows me the type of "thinker" you are! What factual, and/or statistical evidence do you have to support this statement? Try using punctuations in your sentences of nothingness. In my experience, woman HAVE NOT been twice as mature in thinking; they have been TWICE AS EMOTIONAL in their decision making! This is further evidenced by her exploits against Obama after the Texas debate, not to mention her conduct thought this entire election. Assuming that you are a woman and therefore are automatically endowed with “mature thinking”, try using some of that mature thinking to post an intelligent comment with a legitimate point!
March 4, 2008 2:05 PM
Obama will skunk that bitch (Clinton). I don't like her. And, HHKELLER, although I respect your right to your opinion, I don't believe that gender has anything relative to do with one's intelligence. I think some of the more important qualities to look for in a Presidential candidate for this election is *character* and a strong fortitude. These are not characteristics that Hilary Clinton possesses. She is more argumentative and whiny than anything else. Just my HO (humble opinion).