Poll Smoking - Get your poll smoked daily! - Poll puts Clinton ahead of McCain

(AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton led John McCain by 9 points in a head-to-head presidential matchup, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll, bolstering her argument that she is more electable than Democratic rival Barack Obama. Obama and Republican McCain were running about even.

The survey, released Monday, gives Clinton a fresh talking point as she works to raise campaign cash and persuade pivotal undecided superdelegates to side with her in the drawn-out Democratic primary fight.

Helped by independents, young people and senior citizens, Clinton gained ground this month in a hypothetical match with McCain, the GOP nominee-in-waiting. In the poll, she led McCain 50 percent to 41 percent, while Obama remained virtually tied with McCain, 46 percent to 44 percent. The poll had a margin of error of 3.1 percent. Read More

Comments

Write Comment
Name:	Guest
Title:
BBCode:
Comment: