Clinton’s National Poll Numbers Continue to Slide

January 30, 2008

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Barack Obama is bearing down on Hillary Clinton and her size able lead among Democrats nationally. National numbers taken January 18-20 had Clinton leading Obama by as much as 20 points. However that scenario no longer rings true, and the Clinton camp is forced to watch as Obama’s popularity grows at an unprecedented pace among voters in the states he had not been actively campaigning up until now. What is the cause of Obama’s head of steam? Many insiders claim that there are a multitude of contributing factors including Bill’s recent string of statements and Obama’s increased exposure via ad campaigns he launched days ago with the $5 million dollars he raised in the 24 hours after his South Carolina win.

So How bad is it? The 20 point lead Hillary held over Obama January 20th has been diminished 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 continuing to shrink.

The national numbers illustrated above are a critically important indicator of the political spectrum among Democrat with the voters in more than 20 states heading to the polls next Tuesday. And while Clinton still looks good in the majority of “Super Duper Tuesday” states there are signs that Obama is making up ground and fast. The question now is whether or not the six days Obama has left will be enough time to get the support he needs to continue his bid for the Democratic nomination.