Obama Surges on Electability, Challenges Clinton on Leadership
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.
See the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll athttp:// www.abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/DemocraticDebate/story?id=4658063&page=1
PDF version with charts and full questionnaire athttp:// www.abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1063a3The08Race.pdf