Just Another Poll

Today's Gallup tracking poll shows Barack Obama retaking the national lead over Hillary Clinton "after the Jeremiah Wright scandal had badly damaged his numbers and put him behind for nearly a week," says a 3.22 Talking Points Memo report. Obama is now at 48% (up 3) to Clinton's 45% (down 2). Obama's Philadelphia speech last Tuesday combined with Bill Richardson's endorsement "have gone a long way in fixing his poll numbers for now, but he still has yet to fully recover the six-point lead he had in Gallup a little over a week ago."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 22, 2008 at 6:32 PM

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BurmaShave Author Profile Page says ...

Obama-Richardson '08

Posted by BurmaShave Author Profile Page at March 22, 2008 8:28 PM

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Luke Y. Thompson Author Profile Page says ...

Are there really lots of people out there who think "Oh my goodness, now that I know Bill Richardson feels a certain way, that changes everything!" ?

Posted by Luke Y. Thompson Author Profile Page at March 22, 2008 8:59 PM

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monetnj Author Profile Page says ...

LYT, no I don't think that is what people think. However, his endorsement, the fact that he was a Clinton man, the statements he made and constant reporting of these points has restored something of the sense of inevitability to the Obama campaign. The nearly dead-lock on the pledged delegate numbers Obama maintains has become lost in the shuffle the last couple of weeks. The Richardson endorsement was a reminder.

Posted by monetnj Author Profile Page at March 22, 2008 10:09 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

LYT: "Are there really lots of people out there who think "Oh my goodness, now that I know Bill Richardson feels a certain way, that changes everything!" ?"

If he was a stronger candidate, I probably would've voted for him for being pro-medical marijuana.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at March 22, 2008 11:13 PM

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nemo Author Profile Page says ...

When I lived in New Mexico from 1988 through 1992, Richardson was as much a rock star there as Obama was in Illinois. New Mexico has a small population, but Richardson's word probably carries some serious weight among Latino voters nationwide.

Posted by nemo Author Profile Page at March 23, 2008 12:52 AM

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businesstoolz Author Profile Page says ...

LYT: "Are there really lots of people out there who think "Oh my goodness, now that I know Bill Richardson feels a certain way, that changes everything!" ?"

Probably not. But t super delegates will.

Posted by businesstoolz Author Profile Page at March 23, 2008 5:21 AM

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