The Obama Pattern

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Nationally, Obama is repeating his pattern from individual primary states. The numbers in the graph above are from the New York Times / CBS poll. More analysis here. The trend seems clear.

In the 43 days from January 13 to February 25, national support for Obama has doubled - from 27% to 54% - while support for Clinton has slipped by 4 percent - from 42% to 38%. Said differently, Obama has turned a 15 point deficit into a 16 point lead.