Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Is Clinton the KO’d Kid? Huckabee Gains National Lead

As I wrote yesterday, the key indicator following Obama’s expected win in New Hampshire tomorrow night will be the distance that he has closed in the subsequent national polls. If he pulls even or ahead, it’s over for Clinton.

In fact, according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll, Obama has already made up what was once a 25 point difference, pulling even with Clinton. As former Kerry strategist Bob Shrum writes in today’s NY Daily News, Hillary is the KO’d Kid.

Meanwhile, the Gallup poll shows that Huckabee has taken the lead by five points nationally among GOP voters.

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