For the first time in the race, Sen. Barack Obama has taken the lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton, according to Rasmussen Reports:
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows Illinois Senator Barack Obama with a statistically insignificant two point advantage over the former First Lady. It's Obama 32% Clinton 30%. Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards remains in third with support holding steady at 17%. No other candidate tops 3%. The survey was conducted April 23-26, 2007 meaning that the overwhelming majority of the interviews were completed before last Thursday's debate in South Carolina.
* * * * *Last week, the two top candidates were tied at 32%. Two weeks ago, Clinton had a two-point lead. Three weeks ago, it was Clinton by five. The week before that, the former First Lady was up by seven.
A separate survey found that Clinton is seen as politically liberal by 52% of American voters. Forty-four percent (44%) say the same about Obama while 39% see Edwards as politically liberal. Perceptions of Clinton's ideology have shifted a bit closer to the political center in recent months. Obama has moved in the opposite direction--more to the left.
Read the whole article at the link above. While this poll shows the race as a dead heat, there is no doubt the momentum has been steady for Obama for the last month or so. His debate performance was unspectacular, but Hillary's was only marginally better.
Interesting that so many perceive Obama as moderate, when his voting record is more liberal than Ted Kennedy's since he's been in the Senate. Both he and Hillary are among the extreme left in elected federal officials in this country. This demonstrates that the public still doesn't know Barack.
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