10-Point Lead For Obama Over McCain

A new poll from Zogby International, taken before Tuesday's primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain by 10 points in a hypothetical general election match up:

Obama 47%
McCain 37%

The key to Obama's numbers are the non-affiliated, independent voters, who prefer the Democrat to McCain by 48% to 32%.

Despite her tired arguments that she is the better general election candidate, the poll shows Hillary Clinton performing much more poorly against McCain:

Clinton 41%
McCain 40%

Unlike Obama, the Democratic base is much weaker for Clinton, with 13% of self-described progressives abandoning the former first lady for Ralph Nader's third-party candidacy.

Clinton's team has been harping for weeks now that the super-delegates to the Democratic convention are obligated to vote for the person they think will be the strongest candidate in November. This current poll seems suggest that that person is, far and away, Barack Obama.