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Obama Holds 5-Point Lead Over Hillary

Posted Apr 5, 08 5:56 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Barack Obama held a 5-point lead over Hillary Clinton in the latest Gallup poll and grabbed a rare 45%-45% tie with John McCain. McCain usually polls higher than either Democrat, and currently edges Clinton 47% to 45%. The numbers are a sign that Obama has overcome his January/February swoon, largely attributed to the Jeremiah Wright scandal, the Swamp blog reports.

Obama fell below Clinton in January, but pulled back ahead in mid-February; he has generally led since, though often by a slim margin. The results, collected nationally between April 2 and 4, do not take into account the release of the Clinton’s tax papers yesterday.

Sources Gallup, Chicago Tribune

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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton supporters hold up signs of support before a non-binding straw poll in east Denver in this Feb. 5 file photo.   (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Barack Obama D-Ill., kisses Athena Mayahin-Barrett, 10 months, from Missoula, at a rally at the Adams Center at the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont., Saturday, April 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at a rally at the Adams Center at the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont., Saturday, April 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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