The New York Times is currently running an article in which it reveals that since December, Obama’s support has been steadily increasing in the most recent Times/CBS and USA Today/Gallup polls. Indeed, 67% of Democratic voters believe that Obama has the ability to unite the country, and 6 out of 10 believe that he is the candidate most capable of beating John McCain in the national election. However, Clinton is still regarded as the Democratic candidate that is best equipped for the nation’s executive position. Clinton has furthermore been able to maintain her strong female following, but Obama has caught up to her numbers, therefore cleanly splitting the demographic in half in terms of support between the candidates. The polls also reveal that at long last the Republican party has rallied behind John McCain, with 8 out of 10 acknowledging that “they would be satisfied” if he won the nomination, though “just 3 in 10 said they would be very satisfied,” thus reflecting the far right’s reservations over his more moderate nature.
With the release of this new information, it is becoming more and more apparent that Hillary must win in both Texas and Ohio in order to retain even a semblance of relevance in the race. While her team has faith that wins in the two states will bring her back from the brink, the polls’ revelation that less than half of Democratic voters feel that Clinton cares them versus over half of voters feeling that Obama does truly care about them should be incredibly troubling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/us/politics/26poll.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp
Will public opinion polls ultimately decide how super delegates vote?
