Momentum - But not without merit
After ten straight wins the Obama campaign can definitely claim ‘momentum’. But beneath the headlines, what are the polls telling us about Obama’s growing support? The answer: it’s from Clinton’s traditional support base.
The exit polls in Wisconsin show that Obama had the support of the majority of voters earning under $50,000; had almost equal backing from white women; and slightly more support from those without a college education. He is also stacking up support from independents (in Wisconsin’s open primary) and extending his supporters among young people.
And now with Senator McCain attacking Obama as if he’s the only candidate in town, our Prime Minister scrambling to get a meeting with him, and the BBC’s Justin Webb is saying he is finding it “increasingly difficult” to visualise a Clinton victory, let the momentum roll on!
Sources:
BBC News; Guardian online; Times