Political Bloviation

Things are looking better for Obama:

Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008
Barack Obama has now cut the gap with Hillary Clinton to 6 percentage points among Democrats nationally in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking three-day average, and interviewing conducted Tuesday night shows the gap between the two candidates is within a few points. Obama’s position has been strengthening on a day-by-day basis. As recently as Jan. 18-20, Clinton led Obama by 20 points. Today’s Gallup Poll Daily tracking is based on interviews conducted Jan. 27-29, all after Obama’s overwhelming victory in South Carolina on Saturday. Two out of the three nights interviewing were conducted after the high-visibility endorsement of Obama by Sen. Edward Kennedy and his niece Caroline Kennedy.

I take this to mean there still is hope for his campaign after the Clinton pseudo-victory in Florida. I certainly hope and pray the democratic party has the intelligence to nominate someone other than Clinton. I think he has broader appeal in a general election. Nothing would unite a fractured Republican party faster than the prospect of another Clinton administration.

On a related note, my sure that if it’s at all close Hillary’s first move at the convention will be to seat the Florida and Michigan delegate, since she did well in both states.

Then there’s this little tidbit about Obama raising $32 million in a month. That’ll should help going into Super Tuesday.

Update:

Make that 4 points away from Hillary:

The latest Democratic numbers show Hillary Clinton with a 43% to 39% advantage over Barack Obama among Democratic voters nationwide. That 4-point lead is the narrowest since early January, and it is a continuation of gains by Obama. The impact of John Edwards’ exit from the Democratic race is less clear.

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