Holy cow!  These are AMAZING numbers!

a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Mr. Obama trailing Mrs. Clinton by just 36% to 31%; 2004 vice presidential nominee John Edwards runs a solid third with 20%. Last month, Mr. Obama lagged behind by 12 percentage points...

 

In the match-up featuring the most vivid contrast on views on Iraq, Mr. Obama leads Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a steadfast supporter of the war effort, by 45% to 39%. That's a reversal from December, when Mr. McCain led by 43% to 38%.

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Obama Narrows Gap With Clinton

Majority of Americans Side
With Congressional Democrats
On Troop Pullout From Iraq

By JOHN HARWOOD
April 25, 2007 6:49 p.m.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117753516047082551.html

ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama has pulled close to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination.

As all Democratic candidates gather here for their first televised debate Thursday night, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Mr. Obama trailing Mrs. Clinton by just 36% to 31%; 2004 vice presidential nominee John Edwards runs a solid third with 20%. Last month, Mr. Obama lagged behind by 12 percentage points.