Monday April 28, 2008

WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads John McCain by 9 points in a head-to-head presidential matchup, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that bolsters her argument that she is more electable than Democratic rival Barack Obama….

The survey released Monday gives the New York senator and former first lady a fresh talking point as she works to raise much-needed campaign cash and persuade pivotal undecided superdelegates to side with her in the drawn-out Democratic primary fight.

Helped by independents, young people and seniors, Clinton gained ground this month in a hypothetical match with Sen. McCain, the GOP nominee-in-waiting. She now leads McCain, 50 percent to 41 percent, while Obama remains virtually tied with McCain, 46 to 44.

Really America? That Hillary Clinton? Interesting. That margin comes from the poor whites who got her the win in Pennsylvania. Is it racism? (There aren’t many policy differences and anyone who believes Hillary’s salt-of-the-earth shtick should be shot.) Are his preacher and his middle name really going to stop this guy from becoming the next president?