Although it was a rough weekend for Barack Obama, some new polling data should cheer him up (not to mention an endorsement this morning from The Boss himself).
According to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released last night, Hillary Clinton's lead in Pennsylvania stands at five percentage points, 46-41, suggesting that the Illinois senator weathered the media maelstorm surrounding his comments about "small town" voters. Better yet, the same poll showed Obama maintaining a solid lead in North Carolina (47-34 percent) and actually eclipsing Clinton in Indiana (40-35 percent).
Like all polls, this one should be taken with a grain of salt. As the LA Times notes, "the race remains volatile, however, because many likely voters in the Democratic primaries are still undecided -- 12% in Pennsylvania, 19% in Indiana and 17% in North Carolina." And a solid win in PA would surely help Clinton two weeks later. But as we reported in our Indiana primer, Clinton needs to win two of these states convincingly for her electability argument to hold water. Without a new boost, that might not happen.
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