Obama, Romney Expand Leads In California
Posted by Ashish on 02.04.2008
Plus the latest numbers from Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Georgia...
Zogby has updated his daily tracking polls of California, Missouri, New Jersey, and Georgia for the Democrats and California, New York, New Jersey, and Missouri for the Republicans.
On the Democratic side, Zogby now has Obama expanding his lead in California, 46% to 40% for Clinton. He also has Obama taking the lead in Missouri, 47% to 42% for Clinton. In New Jersey, Obama is up one point with he and Clinton now tied at 43%. In Georgia, Obama is up 17 points.
"The momentum is with Obama," said pollster John Zogby. "If this trend continues it could be a very big night for him."
The big question for Obama now is if he can keep that momentum going until voting on Tuesday. New Hampshire showed how fast things can change.
On the Republican side, Mitt Romney is also expanding his surprising lead in California. He is now up 40% to 32% for John McCain. In Missouri, McCain is leading Mike Huckabee 35% to 27% with Romney at 24%. McCain is still up big in New York and New Jersey.
Romney has to be extremely frustrated with Huckabee's decision to stay in the race even though he has no chance at winning. Because he is still in, Romney is splitting the conservative vote with him in states like Missouri. Romney would have a much better chance if Huckabee wasn't around basically taking votes away from Romney. It's pretty clear at this point that Huckabee is staying in the race to help secure the nomination for McCain.
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