Sen. Barack Obama (Democrat-IL) has pulled even with Sen. Hillary Clinton (Democrat-NY) in the quest for their party's presidential nomination. Trailing Clinton in late March by 12 points, Obama is now tied at 32% with the former First Lady.
I figured these two would go back and forth through 2007, but a 12-point gain in less than a month is a bit unexpected. Did Obama really pick up that sort of speed, or is this poll just an outlier?
We'll have to watch what other polls show over the next couple of weeks. And if Al Gore enters the race, Hillary and Barack might just find their early numbers tumble.
