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Dead heat in Indiana, poll suggests
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Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
April 4, 2008 10:14 AM
A new poll shows a tight race in Indiana, which could be a crucial showdown between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton if the Democratic nomination race plays out as prognosticators believe.
The survey, conducted for several Indiana media outlets, gives Clinton a 49 percent to 46 percent edge, but that is within the 5-percentage-point margin of error for the poll, conducted Monday through Wednesday. The May 6 primary in the Hoosier state could be the closest of the next batch.
Clinton is favored in the next contest, the Pennsylvania primary on April 22. Clinton leads 49 percent to 38 percent in a new poll out today from the Morning Call in Allentown and Muhlenburg College.
Obama is favored in the North Carolina primary, which is also May 6.



Americans are awakening to the potential nightmare of an Obama presidency. Time for Hillary to take off the white gloves and hit him hard. He is the Manchurian Candidate.
II believe Senator Obama will win Indiana and he will narrow the margin in Pennsylvania. The more people see and hear Hillary Clinton the less they like her. People are catching on to the fact that she's run a campaign of fraud and dirty tactics. How many more "misspeaks, misspokens, misspokes" are we going to hear from her? Now we are hearing she "misheard". I cannot imagine having a leader who misspeaks and mishears; she is a DANGER to this country. Imagine her answering the "Red Phone" at 3:00 am and mishears or misspeaks; this makes for poor judgement and could very well lead this country into another distastrous war and/or antatgonize foreign leaders. She cannot not make sane decisions if she misspeaks and mishears!! Hillary, you have lost all credibility. Your insistance that you can win is outrageous and you are only FOOLING yourself; you are NOT FOOLING the majority of Americans. We are tired of your fraudulant claims.
You joked about being late because you got caught in sniper fire. Hillary, have you completely lost your mind? Sniper fire is NOTHING to joke about, nor is it a laughing matter!! You keep on insulting Senator McCain who actually was shot down, taken as a POW, and tortured for several years by the North Vietnamese; you continue to insult our brave and selfless servicemen and servicewomen who are being exposed to sniper fire, car bombs, land mines, and fighting against the Taliban and the radical muslims in Afganistan and Iraq! How dare you make jokes about sniper fire!! Shame on you, Hilliary!! Is this how you would act should you per chance illegally horn your way into the office of the Presidency and Commander-in-Chief? Will you look at our troops under sniper fire as a BIG JOKE?? I am totally ashamed of YOU, Hilliary Clinton!!
I believe Senator Obama will win Indiana and he will narrow the margin in Pennsylvania. The more people see and hear Hillary Clinton the less they like her. People are catching on to the fact that she's run a campaign of fraud and dirty tactics. How many more "misspeaks, misspokens, misspokes" are we going to hear from her? Now we are hearing she "misheard". I cannot imagine having a leader who misspeaks and mishears; she is a DANGER to this country. Imagine her answering the "Red Phone" at 3:00 am and mishears or misspeaks; this makes for poor judgement and could very well lead this country into another distastrous war and/or antatgonize foreign leaders. She cannot not make sane decisions if she misspeaks and mishears!! Hillary, you have lost all credibility. Your insistance that you can win is outrageous and you are only FOOLING yourself; you are NOT FOOLING the majority of Americans. We are tired of your fraudulant claims.
Hilliary, on the Jay Leno show, YOU joked about being late because you got caught in sniper fire. Hillary, have you completely lost your mind? Sniper fire is NOTHING to joke about, nor is it a laughing matter!! You keep on insulting Senator McCain who actually was shot down, taken as a POW, and tortured for several years by the North Vietnamese; you continue to insult our brave and selfless servicemen and servicewomen who are being exposed to sniper fire, car bombs, land mines, and fighting against the Taliban and the radical muslims in Afganistan and Iraq! How dare you make jokes about sniper fire!! Shame on you, Hilliary!! Is this how you would act should you per chance illegally horn your way into the office of the Presidency and Commander-in-Chief? Will you look at our troops under sniper fire as a BIG JOKE?? I am totally ashamed of YOU, Hilliary Clinton!!
This country may not come out of recession forever with Obama. His left-wing socialist policy will never work, just ask Russians.
Nina, Hillary Clinton is a hero to many of us, and should be to you as well. Quit being divisive and respect this woman, as you should. Even if you choose not to vote for her, you should not disrespect the huge symbolic significance that her candidancy holds to so many of us working women.
Women hold each other to impossible standards. Hillary is not perfect, and we should not expect her to be. She has always been honest about having clay feet, and has never pretended to be a saint. She wouldn't feel comfortable basking in the glow of messianic furvor. That's something I respect about her.
I won't make this post into a blast of Obama, like you've done towards Hillary. But I will advise you to say positive things about Obama if you support him, instead of tearing down a fellow Democratic candidate. Obama fans are supposed to be so positive and feel-good. However, you just sound jealous of Hillary for having the guts to run for President.
Good luck to your candidate.
GOOOO Hillary!!!
The people of Indiana are no nonsense people who will not believe the constant embellishment of Hillary Clinton. William Safire had the Clintons pegged when he said pathological liar was not a severe enough term to describe the couple. He said they were "congenital liars".
Sarah.....get real. You do NOT vote for a person for PRESIDENT simply because she is a woman especially if this particular woman lies, cheats and dishonors the presidency.................caring less about her husbands shenanigans as long as she
reaches her miscued political goals. Maybe you should run for president?
Obama offers an option to Americans to get out of the stalemate they are in;both at home and abroad. The likes of Hillary can only aggravate those situations. She will do anything to anybody, be it Obama or American people, to accomplish her personal goals.
Be vote wisely and do your part to stop Hillary.
I believe that Obama is what America needs to change its negative image. Once this is done, people will have confidence in the economy and with that, the US will come out of it's economic problems.
This is all for naught anyway - I prefer BOTH - Obama and Clinton to Bush or his twin McCain. This is going down to a deal - whether it's an Obama / Clinton ticket (which is what I prefer) or a Clinton / Obama ticket.
The only reason I would prefer an Obama / Clinton tickets is that Clinton has WAY more baggage, but she's a fierce competitor and could serve as Obama's "Cheney" against McCain. While I highly respect her, I don't like her qualified answers to everything. Obama seems more liberal, and more honest in a way.
Here's hoping they bury the hatchet and focus their MILLIONS on the REAL competition here - the Republicans.
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