Reuters/Zogby Poll: Obama Pulls Away in National Polling

[baghdad_bush]

Released: February 20, 2008
Reuters/Zogby Poll: Obama Pulls Away in National Polling

- McCain falls short of majority support in national primary test as very conservative voters still show reluctance to fall in line behind him
- Obama defeats McCain, but McCain tops Clinton in prospective General Election match-ups


Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has opened up a gaping 14-point lead over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a national presidential preference telephone survey conducted by Zogby International for Reuters news service.

And while Obama leads Republican John McCain in a national general election match-up, McCain, the likely GOP presidential nominee from Arizona, would handily defeat Clinton in a head-to-head contest, the poll shows.

In the national Democratic primary race, Obama not only wins big among younger voters, but has also made significant inroads and now leads Clinton among those likely voters ages 50 to 64 - the heart of the Baby Boomers - by a stunning 57% to 29% margin. This is a group of which Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, are members. Clinton had shown strength in that age demographic group in earlier surveys.

Democrats


Obama
52%

Clinton
38%

Gravel
1%

Someone else
2%

Not sure
8%


Obama, the first African-American ever to enjoy a serious opportunity to capture a major party nomination and the White House, also leads Clinton, the first woman with the same opportunities, among women. Having erased Clinton's advantage among female voters, the two are deadlocked at 44%. Among men, Obama leads by a 61% to 32% margin.

Obama's advantage spans most of the ideological spectrum - he leads by 23 points among progressives at the far left end of the political scale; by 16 points among mainline liberals; and by eight points among moderates. Only among the small percentage of likely Democratic voters who consider themselves conservatives does Clinton hold a lead over Obama - leading him by 14 points.

More at....
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1451

[blocker]

1. Wow

the clinton titanic is sinking!

[underpants]

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[ccpup]

2. Zogby's been horribly off this Primary Season

I'd look toward Gallup and Rasmussen, even SurveyUSA for more accuracy.

[JorgeTheGood]

3. The Z-man is still in business ? Yer kiddin' n/t

[ginnyinWI]

5. He's got it. n/t

[Perky]

6. If these numbers are confirmed by other polls....Her money is going to dry up prior to OH/TX

[Perky]

7. wow look at these additional state level polls

Virginia: McCain vs. Clinton SurveyUSA McCain 48, Clinton 45, Und 7 McCain +3
Virginia: McCain vs. Obama SurveyUSA McCain 45, Obama 51, Und 4 Obama +6
Iowa: McCain vs. Obama SurveyUSA McCain 41, Obama 51, Und 8 Obama +10
Iowa: McCain vs. Clinton SurveyUSA McCain 52, Clinton 41, Und 7 McCain +11

[HeraldSquare212]

8. Amazing, McCain gaining on Clinton, Obama gaining on McCain.