Two new polls -- Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg and Washington Post/ABC News -- have some tough news for Sen. Hillary Clinton and lots of good news for Sen. Barack Obama.
The Times/Bloomberg poll shows that Clinton is "losing traction" to Obama in key states like Pennsylvania and Indiana. The survey found that she leads Obama by five-points in the Keystone State, 46% to 41% and is behind him by five-points in Indiana, 40% to 35%. In North Carolina, Obama has a 13-point lead. The survey was conducted under the supervision of the Times poll director. Over 600 people were surveyed in each state, and each survey had a margin of error of +/- four percent.
One interesting finding in the poll - the Rev. Jeremiah Wright flap appears to be helping, not hurting Obama in Pennsylvania: "24% said his handling of the issue made them think more highly of him; 15% said it made them think less highly of him; 58% said it made no difference in their views." But many in each state think the issue could "hamper him" in a general election.