New Pennsylvania poll shows Clinton campaign on life support - 2 Point Lead

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Compiled from InsiderAdvantage and Southern Political Report staff

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April 3, 2008 — The latest InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Survey shows Sen. Hillary Clinton clinging to a 2-point lead in the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary. The telephone survey of likely registered Democratic voters, conducted April 2, has been weighted for age, race and gender. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.7%. The results are:

Clinton: 45%
Obama: 42%
Undecided: 12%*

InsiderAdvantage/Creators Syndicate’s Matt Towery: “This could be the beginning of the end of the Clinton campaign. The crosstabs show Obama trailing among white voters, but by only a 49%-40% margin. More importantly, Obama has a lead among African-American voters of 56%-29%, with the remainder undecided. [MORE]


March Fundraising Seen As Troubling For Clinton.
The Hill (4/4, Marre) reports that Clinton's March fundraising totals suggest that "the stream of money flowing to the former first lady is slowing significantly, even though aides maintain that resources are not a problem. The mere fact that the campaign was slow to release the data is already a sign of trouble. When Clinton has done well, the campaign has sometimes not even waited until the end of the month to boast of the totals, such as in February, when the former first lady raised $35 million and the figure was announced on Feb. 29. Even after its poorest showing in January, the campaign acknowledged by Feb. 4 that it had taken in only $13.5 million."


The AP (4/3, Kuhnhenn) reports Sen. Barack Obama "raked in $40 million in March, leaving Hillary Rodham Clinton and her $20 million in the fundraising dust and stuffing his campaign treasury so he can outspend her in the crucial Pennsylvania primary." Obama's "haul in new donations also buttressed his argument to Democratic superdelegates that he has built a vast network of donors and volunteers that they wouldn't want to lose by denying him the nomination. ... He has raised $131 million in just the first three months of this year to $70 million for Clinton." From the Frontrunner -- Image from [HERE]