USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: Clinton up 5 points on McCain; Obama up 2 (needs GD-P posting)

[goldcanyonaz]

If the election were held today (and yes, we know it won't be), Democratic contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would get 51% of the vote to Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's 46%, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll estimates. In a match-up between Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and McCain, Obama comes out ahead 49%-47%.

Both Democrats have overtaken McCain since the last USA TODAY/Gallup survey. In that Feb. 21-24 poll, McCain led Clinton 50%-46% and he led Obama 48%-47%.

Gallup surveyed 685 "likely" voters across the nation from Friday through Sunday. It says the margin of error on each result is +/- 4 percentage points. That means neither Clinton nor Obama's lead in the new poll is "outside" that margin. Clinton's support could be as low as 47% (because 51-4=47) and McCain's could be as high as 50% (because 46+4=50).

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/03/usa-todaygallup.html

[jackson_dem]

1. So Clinton wins and Obama is in a dead heat given the margin of error

For all objective observers who look at the data, especially those aware of political history, it is clear Obama's electability argument is dead. RIP