Indiana Poll: Obama: 47% Clinton 45%

[book_worm]

INDIANAPOLIS - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are locked in an Indiana Presidential primary race that is too close to call, according to the second Howey-Gauge Poll released today. Obama has a statistically insignificant 47-45 percent lead over Clinton. Among likely Democratic voters, Clinton and Obama are tied 46-46%. Gauge Market Research Pollster Holly Davis said the race could be determined by Republican or independent crossover voters.


There appears to be two kinds of Republicans: the “Obamacans” as the Illinois senator likes to call them - earnest Republicans deeply disappointed in their own party’s performance on the budget, economy, social issues and the Iraq War - and the Rush Limbaugh Republicans who are planning to crossover to vote for Sen. Clinton because they perceive her to be the weakest rival to U.S. Sen. John McCain in the November election. Howey-Gauge shows that self-identified Republicans favor Clinton 50-44 percent, while independents favor Obama 54-38 percent. “The Democratic primary is going to be decided by non-Democrats,” said Gauge Market Research pollster Holly Davis. “To be determined is which group - Republicans or independents - are going to decide this race.”

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=29108

[PBS Poll-435]

1. Well if they are tied among likely voters...

What is the other metric?

GIGO

[JackORoses]

2. why not just post the actual numbers in your Title?

47-45 is what the poll states.

Indiana is not a closed Primary, so there is no point in looking only at Dem votes.

[book_worm]

3. Okay, I don't care, I just saw likely voters.

[Coexist]

4. “To be determined is which group - Republicans or independents - are going to decide this race.”

interesting.

[Barack_America]

5. The disdain for Hillary among Independents continues...

But Dems can win national elections without Independents and African Americans, right? Right?

:shrug:

[TahitiNut]

7. Not according to the Clintons.

They've been consistent over the years - the "key" is winning over the independents. Petard. Hoist.

[Barack_America]

9. And the Independents repay them by HATING the Clintons?

Finks.

;)

[TahitiNut]

13. You know ... and I know ... "hating" is usually mere projection by bigots and jingoists.

Funny how *some* folks are completely immersed in the victim meme ... in denial of their own passive-aggressive villainy. It's almost like a political "Munchausen's by Proxy" ... sick.

[nomorenomore08]

6. Who knows? It could be disgruntled Republicans that give Obama the White House in November.

Our first black president, elected with help from supporters of the party that's spent the past forty years exploiting racism for political gain? The sheer irony alone would be awesome.

[Triana]

8. Republicans percieve HILLARY to be the weakest rival in the November election - see that?

THAT is the BIG takeaway from this, more than anything else.

[malik flavors]

10. cool

[Dbdmjs1022]

11. Obama's gonna make IN competitive!

[4_Legs_Good]

12. Is this an open or closed primary?

Sorry to be asking this so late in the game! Do the crossovers have to re-register?

What about NC?

David