Poll: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama in tight race for N.C. votes
A WRAL News poll released Wednesday shows Barack Obama's double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in North Carolina is starting to erode.
Posted — UpdatedA WRAL news poll released Wednesday shows Barack Obama's double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton among Tar heel Democrats is eroding.
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. surveyed 400 likely Democratic voters Monday and Tuesday. The results show Obama with a 7 point lead over Clinton, with 9 percent undecided. The poll has a margin of error of 5 percentage points.
“It is a media-driven story. Wright is very controversial. He makes controversial statements. He gets people fired up, but it's not one of the top issues in the polls,” McLennan said.
When asked what issues matter most to North Carolinians, 51 percent said jobs and the economy; 14 percent said the Iraq war, and health care followed those.
As the candidates make their last-minute push toward Tuesday's primary, the question will be which one can carve into the other's core group of constituents.
Obama scores well with voters under age 35, while Clinton edges him out with voters over 50.
“I don't think it's about advertising. I don't think it's about personal appearances. I think it really, it's who's energized to come out on Election Day,” McLennan said.
Voters gave Clinton the edge in dealing with the economy, Obama with the war in Iraq.
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