Obama Surges on Electability, Challenges Clinton on Leadership

[babylonsister]

Obama Surges on Electability, Challenges Clinton on Leadership
By Kathy Miller | The Hillary Project

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By: Gary Langer


ABC News - Barack Obama has knocked down one of the three tent poles of Hillary Clinton's campaign for president, surging ahead of her as the candidate Democrats see as most likely to win in November. He's challenging her on leadership as well, leaving only experience as a clear Clinton advantage in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll.

On the eve of their debate before the Pennsylvania primary next week, Democrats by a 2-1 margin, 62-31 percent, now see Obama as better able to win in November -- a dramatic turn from February, when Clinton held a scant 5-point edge on this measure, and more so from last fall, when she crushed her opponents on electability.

The poll finds other pronounced problems for Clinton. Among all Americans, 58 percent now say she's not honest and not trustworthy, 16 points higher than in a precampaign poll two years ago. Obama beats her head-to-head on this attribute by a 23-point margin.

The number of Americans who see Clinton unfavorably overall has risen to a record high in ABC/Post polling, 54 percent -- up 14 points since January. Obama's unfavorable score has reached a new high as well, up 9 points, but to a lower 39 percent.

A favorability rating is the most basic measure of any public figure's popularity; it's trouble when unfavorable views outscore favorable ones. That's now the case for Clinton, alone among the current candidates.

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[Divernan]

1. Her candidacy is swirling down the drain. We bid farewell to old-style politics!.

Out with old! In with the new!

Hey did you see that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed Obama this morning? I had it in Latest News but the mods moved it to Editorials. I think it's BOTH!

Anyway, it is the lengthiest, most analytical endorsement I've ever seen in that paper in about 40 years!

Excerpt:
To be sure, Sen. Clinton carries the aspirations of women in particular, but even in this she is something of a throwback, a woman whose identity and public position are indelibly linked to her husband, her own considerable talents notwithstanding. It does not help that the Clinton brand is seen by many in the country as suspect and shifty, bearing the grimy stamp of political calculation counting as much as principle.

Pennsylvania -- this encrusted, change-averse commonwealth where a state liquor monopoly holds on against all reason and where municipal fiefdoms shrink from sensible consolidation -- needs to take a strong look at the new face and the new hope in this race. Because political business-as-usual is more likely to bring the usual disappointment for the Democrats this fall, the Post-Gazette endorses the nomination of Barack Obama, who has brought an excitement and an electricity to American politics not seen since the days of John F. Kennedy.

[NC_Nurse]

2. Wow. An excellent endorsement. I hope a LOT of folks read it.

Thanks! :hi:

[babylonsister]

3. Yes, I saw it-it was great! They didn't spare criticism of Clinton either.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5526224

Springsteen's endorsement was also welcome! :thumbsup: