Why is Clinton still leading in CA and MA?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

:shrug:

[Azathoth]

1. Don't get upset, she won't be for long

:hi:

[agdlp]

3. Let the best man or woman win :-)

[Azathoth]

7. Agreed :)

[neutron]

18. Because she is the Strongest Candidate

dont you have anything better to do with your time?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

22. Boy -- you are coming in grumpy and confused for your graveyard shift.

[Joe the Revelator]

2. Because it takes time to bust leads. Thats what we campaign for

Keep on spinning.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. Why Are They Getting $131 Million Dollars From A Dictator?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4306591&mesg_id=4306591

[suston96]

17. They aren't. The Clinton Foundation is. You know world AIDS, hunger, floods...

....selfish stuff like that.

[neutron]

19. Clinton raised Millions to aid Africa

sure gets a lot of credit for it from msm

[scheming daemons]

5. Because she built her lead on name recognition only...

....and it is crumbling as Obama's Q-rating goes up.

Don't worry... by Tuesday, he'll be ahead.

[tammywammy]

6. Well according to the most recent California Rasmusse poll

She's only leading by 3%. :shrug: I wouldn't brag about a 3% lead.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4306853&mesg_id=4306853

Rasmussen California Poll:Clinton-43%, Obama-40%

[BenDavid]

20. hrc leads in calif. by 11.9%.....conn.by 8.....if you trust rasmussen

there is no help for ya...

[goodgd_yall]

26. Taken before Edwards dropping out of the race.

It doesn't take into account where the Edwards votes are going.

[BeyondGeography]

8. Why has she blown huge leads in CA and MA?

:shrug:

[VotesForWomen]

23. huge leads almost always shrink at election time. that's Politics 101. nt

[caligirl]

9. a poll just out has the gap closing Calif>, 43-40-9. Its in a diary thread at DKos.

[rpannier]

10. Maybe people like her better

I don't know.

Ask people from MA and CA who took the poll.

[jackson_dem]

11. Tomorrow's debate will be pivotal. The first one and one showdown between the celebrities

If one can do substantially better that could be the difference in who "wins" overall on Super Tuesday. I would bet on Hillary to have an advantage. Obama has never been effective in taking on Hillary in the debates. He even seemed afraid to do it until Edwards showed the way. It was Edwards who paved the way for Obama. Remember it was Edwards who first raised the lobbyist issue that they used to hammer Clinton. It was Edwards who called Hillary out on her parsing. Let's see what Obama can do on his own tonight.

[Justice Is Comin]

15. There will be nowhere to hide.

I'm totally up with that.

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

12. Because she is a better candidate.

[scheming daemons]

13. Do "better" candidates typically turn a 20-point lead into a 3-point lead in a month?

wow.... who knew?

[calteacherguy]

14. Better question: Why is the gap narrowing by the hour? nt

[Hippo_Tron]

21. Well put

If I were a Clinton supporter I wouldn't be counting my chickens before they hatch. Obama is gaining momentum and he's gaining fast. Absent any big surprises Hillary can only stay where she is at this point or go down. Her lead may indeed be substantial enough that Obama can't close the gap, but there's definitely a good chance that he could. Super Tuesday is going to be very exciting.

[LittleClarkie]

16. Is she?

We'll have to up the wattage on the mind control machine then. Thanks for the heads up.

OH IGOR! CRANK UP THE OBAMANIZER!

[joshcryer]

24. The MSM is cranking up the mind control machine quite effectively, actually.

"Obama has momentum." -> Obama gets momentum.

[LittleClarkie]

27. Oh, you mean like when they kept repeating "Hillary will be the nominee"

"Hillary is inevitable"?

[goodgd_yall]

25. Because in those states, more voters think she'd make the better president?

What's the mystery?