Electability

For those of you tracking the "electability" factor in the race for the Presidency, it's interesting to note how things are slowly shifting as the two parties are closer to finding their nominee.

In the latest Gallup and Zogby tracking polls, Hillary Clinton is either tied or losing to John McCain in they hypothetical match-up, while Barack Obama wins in both. Will this influence voters? Perhaps a more intriguing question is whether it will influence Democratic "Super Delegates".

Here's the latest Zogby results, published yesterday:

McCain	42%
Clinton	37%
Someone else/Not sure	21%

McCain	36%
Obama	47%
Someone else/Not sure	17

Among men, Obama narrowly loses to McCain. Among women, he leads both Republicans by margins that are wider than the advantage Clinton enjoys over McCain. However, Clinton loses to McCain among men.

Obama held wides leads over the GOPers among younger voters. Among older voters, Obama trailed McCain. Clinton led McCain among younger voters, but trailed among voters age 65 and older.

The online survey included 7,468 likely voters nationwide. It was conducted Feb. 8-11, 2008, and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.2 percentage points.

For a complete methodological statement on this survey, please visit:

http://www.zogby.com/methodology/readmeth.dbm?ID=1274