Barack Obama,  Hillary Clinton,  President 2008

Hillary Clinton Watch: Indiana Poll Shows Continued Lead Over Obama

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at a campaign event at the Graham Fire Dept. in Graham, N.C., Monday, April 28, 2008.

The latest Indiana Survey USA poll has Hillary Clinton maintaining a nine percentage point lead.

In a Democratic Primary in Indiana today, 04/28/08, 8 days until votes are counted, Hillary Clinton finishes ahead of Barack Obama, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WHAS-TV in Louisville and WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. The results are identical to a SurveyUSA TV poll released 4 weeks ago, on 04/01/08. Clinton led then 52% to 43%, leads now 52% to 43%. Other polls show the contest closer; some polls show Obama ahead. SurveyUSA tracking graphs show movement toward Clinton in the middle of April but offsetting movement to Obama at the end of April. This back-and-forth can be seen clearly on the interactive tracking graphs for males, for Democrats, for pro-choice voters, and for residents of greater Indianapolis. Clinton’s advantage is steady among women, steady among voters age 50+, and steady in Southern Indiana, which borders Kentucky. Obama is gaining ground among voters under 50, where he leads for the first time; among liberals, where he leads for the first time; in Northern Indiana, where he is tied for the first time; and in Central Indiana, where he has cut Clinton’s lead in half. Clinton, by contrast, is making steady inroads among Independent voters.

In a new national Ap-Ipsos poll, Hillary is now beating John McCain by a larger margin than Obama bolstering her argument to Democrat superdelegates that she would be the best nominee to face off against John McCain.

Who at this point does NOT believe that Hillary would have a better chance to beat McCain?

Good grief with the Jeremiah Wright eruption this morning, Obama, if the nominee, is looking at a McGovern style multi-state electoral college loss.

Stay tuned as Hillary presses her case against Obama.