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To: Dale Baker who wrote (59862)	4/18/2008 9:28:40 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 543609

*** The Soft Sell: We also shouldn't ignore the attempt by Clinton to go soft again. She flirted with softness early in the debate -- and then decided to take advantage of negative openings against Obama. Now, yesterday, in the closing days of the PA primary (and with evidence of rising negatives), she brought her mom back on the trail for the first time in three months. Clearly, she's got an image issue (particularly with Obama supporters where her negatives are growing fast and may actually be making her look more unpopular than she will be as the eventual Dem nominee). The problem for Clinton, though, is that while her campaign stops may be softer, her current ad campaign in Pennsylvania is fairly negative. Then again, if her supporters aren't punishing her for the negative campaign, she should hold up ok in the primary. But if the various polls are to be believed, her numbers are slipping a tad. Could it be the negative campaign is driving some folks to undecided who will eventually decide simply not to vote? For more: The latest edition of First Read is available now at firstread.msnbc.com

To: Dale Baker who wrote (59862)	4/18/2008 9:47:40 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 543609

AP-Yahoo Poll: Obama overtaking Clinton despite bruises By CHARLES BABINGTON and TREVOR TOMPSON – 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are both sustaining dents and dings from their lengthy presidential fight. The former first lady is clearly suffering more as Democratic voters no longer see her as the party's strongest contender for the White House. Voters of all types have gotten a better sense of Obama, who was an obscure Illinois legislator just four years ago. As more people moved from the "I don't know him" category in an AP-Yahoo News poll, more rated Obama as inexperienced, unethical and dishonest. And 15 percent erroneously think he's a Muslim, thanks in part to disinformation widely spread on the Internet. ....contd at ap.google.com

To: Dale Baker who wrote (59862)	4/18/2008 1:43:33 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543609

From your article, Dale, here's the problem as I see it from living out here in the 'heartland' (what ever the heck that means, lol) His performance in PA and IN is thus important. “Obama argues that he will put more states in play, but I haven’t seen him put the coalitions together as strongly as we need to,” said Joe Turnham, an uncommitted superdelegate who is chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party. (Mr. Obama won the Alabama primary in February; Mr. Turnham has known the Clintons for many years.) “You have to put together blue-collar workers, veterans, seniors and swing evangelical voters and compete in states like West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania,” he added. “I feel like Hillary has shown more strength there.”