May 1, 2008
THE NUMBERS: Pew Research Center
Barack Obama: 47 percent
Hillary Rodham Clinton: 45 percent
DETAILS:
Obama had a 10-percentage point lead over Clinton in March. His
image among Democrats is not as strong as it was, though he's still
viewed more favorably than his rival for several attributes,
including being more inspiring, honest and down-to-earth. Clinton
is also seen less positively now, yet she has improved her standing
among working-class whites and white voters under age 50. An
increased number of Democrats - about half - now think the lengthy
Democratic race will hurt the party. Yet a Clinton race against
Republican candidate John McCain and an Obama matchup with McCain
are both viewed as being close. That represents little change in a
Clinton-McCain race but a drop in the 12-point advantage Obama had
over McCain in March.
RESEARCH: The poll by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center was conducted
April 23-27 and involved telephone interviews with 1,502 adults.
The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Included were interviews with 651 Democratic and Democratic-leaning
registered voters, for whom the margin of sampling error was plus
or minus 4.5 percentage points.
COMPLETE RESULTS: http://people-press.org
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