Poll: Obama's Lead Drops By Nine Points In North Carolina, But Hillary Still Trails By Double Digits
The new Rasmusssen poll finds that Obama's lead over Hillary in North Carolina has slipped by nine points, though he still leads her by double-digits.
Here are today's numbers, compared with earlier this month:
Obama 51% (56%)Hillary 37% (33%)
This mirrors yesterday's Public Policy Polling survey, which also found Obama's lead shrinking but him still ahead by double-digits.
Hillary absolutely needs to make the North Carolina contest much closer than expected if she is to argue that she can compete on Obama's turf and if she is going to have any success furthering the "Obama is weak" narrative her campaign has been pushing.
While these polls show her gaining ground in the state, it's not at all clear yet whether she'll be able to cut deeply enough into his support to accomplish this.
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