Reuters: Obama keeps rolling as Clinton running out of time

[Triana]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080418/ts_nm/usa_politics_time_dc

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a tough six-week stretch of campaign gaffes, roaring controversies and heightened scrutiny, Barack Obama's presidential bid appears as strong as ever -- and rival Hillary Clinton is running out of time to change the script.

Obama has expanded his lead on Clinton in many national polls and gained ground on her in the next battleground of Pennsylvania ahead of Tuesday's vote, despite furors over his remarks on small-town residents and inflammatory comments by his former pastor.

Clinton's image appeared to take a heavier hit after wrongly claiming she faced sniper fire in Bosnia in 1996. A Washington Post poll this week found more Americans have an unfavorable impression of her than at any time since she entered the national limelight in 1992.

"It hasn't been a bed of roses for Obama. He's had some problems. But she is the one whose negatives are going up," said Phil Noble, head of the South Carolina New Democrats group and an Obama supporter.

Obama has a nearly unassailable lead on the New York senator in delegates to the August nominating convention and in popular votes won in the first three months of the primary battle.

Clinton hopes a big Pennsylvania win ignites a strong run through the final nine contests, fundamentally reordering the race and giving her fresh evidence to argue she is the strongest candidate to face Republican John McCain in November's presidential election.

But polls show Obama has whittled her once substantial double-digit lead in Pennsylvania to single digits. A Zogby poll on Friday put her lead at 4 points, a Rasmussen poll showed it at 3 points and a Los Angeles Times poll earlier this week had it at 5 points.

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[babylonsister]

1. A nat'l MoveOn ad should do it. Ha! We'll see. nt

[Qutzupalotl]

2. REC

and rate on Yahoo :)

[Triana]

3. Yea - rate it up on Yahoo!

I did too. :)

[Scurrilous]

4. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Califooyah Operative]

5. nice sig. pic! nt

[Zachstar]

6. Even the media can no longer try to keep this thing going.

They have to admit this thing is just about over. Obama drew over 35 thousand in Philly alone for a historic speech and he had two other great town hall meetings friday.

In a few hours he will be on a train tour with several whistlestops in PA that will likely get attention nationwide.

Clinton is going to have to deal with 2 major gates (Screw em and MoveOn)


and she admitted Obama could win against McCain.


I mean lets face it. Clinton had a big run but Obama just planned better and resonated better. Clinton is just not going to be able to slow him down enough to prevent large wins in upcoming contests.

I want this to atleast go into PA. But afterwards I hope she seriously considers exiting. We can wait until May 6th but that day will likely see her in an even worse position when it comes to delegates then now.

Remember that she has to win over 60 percent of the vote in all upcoming races to tie Obama. And because many states have more than 50 delegates in play... Each inability to pull over 60 percent in those means a disaster for her campaign because there just is no margin for error anymore.

[Triana]

7. Oh but they're trying. The shit flinging everywhere from their hurricane-like spin....

...is getting pretty deep.

But - thus far - it seems people aren't listening to the BS - and THAT is what they need to do! Turn the friggin lamestream media off. It's about time corprat-owned media became irrelevant. It can't happen soon enough.

[febreze]

8. The race has been over since the Potomac primaries

That was the nail in the coffin in my view, when Obama won those states.

[ORDem]

9. K

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