{"id":17991,"date":"2008-02-29T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/the-inevitable-candidate-obama\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:43:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:43:23","slug":"the-inevitable-candidate-obama","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2008\/02\/29\/the-inevitable-candidate-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inevitable Candidate: Obama?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As voters go to the polls in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont, Barack Obama has taken a nine-point lead over Hillary Clinton among Democratic voters nationwide (49%-40%); however, more overwhelming is the impression that Obama is going to win, with seven-in-ten Democrats saying Obama is more likely to win the party\u2019s nomination while just 17% see Clinton as the eventual nominee. Even a majority (52%) of Clinton\u2019s backers say they think Obama is likely to win. Barely a third (34%) of Clinton backers predict that she will win the nomination. Since early February, Obama has made substantial gains among conservative Democratic voters, African Americans, and those with a high school education or less. He has now pulled even with Clinton among non-college voters, gaining 20 points among this group since early February. The Illinois senator\u2019s polling lead is a reversal of the eight-point lead Clinton held just three weeks ago. Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As voters go to the polls in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont, seven-in-ten Democrats (70%) say Obama is most likely to win the party’s nomination, while just 17% see Clinton as the likely victor. 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