New Gallup poll shows Clinton beating Obama
A new Gallup poll shows Hillary Clinton taking the lead over Barack Obama. According to Reuters, the March 14-18 national survey of 1,209 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters gave Clinton a 49 percent to 42 percent edge over Obama. The poll has an error margin of 3 percentage points.
According to the poll, John McCain leads Obama 47 percent to 43 percent in 4,367 registered voters' preferences for the general election. The general election survey has an error margin of 2 percentage points.
The McCain also edges Clinton 48 percent to 45 percent but Gallup said the lead was not statistically significant.
