Obama, Clinton neck and neck in key states

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CNN: February 22, 2008
Obama, Clinton neck and neck in key states

AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) — One day after Bill Clinton acknowledged his wife likely needs to win both Texas and Ohio on March 4 to keep her presidential hopes alive, two new polls out of those crucial states suggest it may be no easy task.

In just released Washington Post/ABC News polls, Hillary Clinton is deadlocked with rival Barack Obama in Texas (48 percent to 47 percent), and the New York senator only holds a slight edge in Ohio (50 percent to 43 percent). The poll carries a margin or error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

A recent CNN poll out of Texas also showed the two candidates statistically deadlocked. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Monday, Clinton stood at 50 percent while Obama was at 48 percent. That poll carried a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

The demographics of both states would seem to favor Clinton. Latino voters — a group that has tended to break for Clinton over Obama in past primary states — are expected to make up a significant portion of the Democratic electorate in Texas. And in Ohio, working class voters that have long constituted the core of Clinton's base are expected to play a dominant role. But Obama has begun to make major inroads with both groups in recent primary contests.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/02/22/obama-clinton-neck-and-neck-in-key-states/

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1. Problem is, she has to get 58% or more

of the vote. It doesn't look like she'll come close to that.