Not So Fast - Hillary Slipping In Polls Says LA Times

Filed Under Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Indiana primary

Hillary Clinton’s leads over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania and Indiana might be slipping, reports the Los Angeles Times. The poll shows Barack Obama leading in Indiana by five percentage points. The news comes just before Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama square off for their 21st debate in Philadephia.

With three crucial Democratic primaries looming, Hillary Rodham Clinton may not be headed toward the blockbuster victories she needs to jump-start her presidential bid — even in Pennsylvania, the state that was supposed to be her ace in the hole, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.

The survey found the New York senator leading Barack Obama by 5 percentage points in Pennsylvania, which votes next Tuesday. Such a margin would not give her much of a boost in the battle for the party’s nomination.

What is more, the poll found Clinton trailed Obama by 5 percentage points in Indiana, another Rust Belt state that should play to her strengths among blue-collar voters. …

The race remains volatile, however, because many likely voters in the Democratic primaries are still undecided — 12% in Pennsylvania, 19% in Indiana and 17% in North Carolina.

Video: Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama face off for 21st debate in Philly.

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