Gallup 5/23: Obama's lead over Clinton slipping; Obama/McCain tie; Clinton leads McCain by 5%

[highplainsdem]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/107482/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Leads-Clinton-51-44.aspx

Obama has held a statistically significant lead over Clinton for most of the last two weeks, with that lead stretching to as much as 16 percentage points in May 16-18 polling. Obama did not poll as strongly in Gallup's Thursday night polling (May 22); the coming days will reveal whether that is the start of a new trend or a temporary blip. (To view the complete trend since Jan. 3, 2008, click here.)

In recent days, Obama has held a slight advantage over John McCain in registered voters' preferences for the general election. The latest update, based on May 18-22 polling, finds the two tied at 46%.

In contrast, Clinton has a five-point lead over McCain, 49% to 44%.

[anonymous171]

1. lol pot bangers

[theboss]

2. Giants lead over Patriots slipping in latest poll too

Maybe Tom Brady will get that fourth ring after all.

[jenmito]

3. OH NO! We better give Hillary the nomination!

[marmar]

4. ......

:boring:

[NewHampshireDem]

5. Funny but when I click that link I see a different headline ...

"Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton 51% to 44%"
:P

[highplainsdem]

9. I said his lead is slipping. And it is. Quoting: "Obama did not poll as strongly..."

[NewHampshireDem]

14. Statistical noise and you know it

And, please correct me if I am wrong, but we don't have a national election between Hillary and Obama, do we? In fact, we don't have a national election between Obama and anyone, do we?

[PoliticalAmazon]

18. Damn, Hillary's pig-slop politics is communicale: SPIN, SPIN, SPIN!

[AtomicKitten]

6. If she can't overtake Obama in delegate count (she can't), she's not going to the GE.

So, in that same vein of irrelevancy, I would like to announce that Obama is taller than his opponents.

[quaker bill]

11. Actually, being taller could be more relevant

Generally, the taller candidate for President wins.

[AtomicKitten]

15. That is statistically true and another bonus for Obama.

woot!

[Inuca]

16. Thanks for the laugh! n/t

[jpak]

7. It's the beginning of the END!!111 - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!111

:rofl:

[shadowknows69]

8. Another one for the IgSnore list

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Is there no end to them?

[dana_b]

10. the sky is falling!!

[jpak]

12. Wolf! Wolf!

:evilgrin:

[Fire_brand]

13. Obama's the nominee. Cry

[highplainsdem]

17. Not crying. Laughing at the Obamites who rec threads about Gallup when it's good news for Obama,

and throw hissy fits or ridicule the poll when it isn't.

It's concerned me all along that he isn't as electable in the GE as Clinton would be. That concern has not gone away.

If she wasn't polling this strongly against McCain, I wouldn't be supporting her. I would like to see the Dems win in November. I believe we'll have much less chance with Obama than with Clinton.

[grantcart]

19. lol his lead is still bigger than HRC ever has had over him at any time

how does this help Clinton? She is at the same place she was when the campaign started.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

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