Philadelphia: Hillary Clinton, already fighting with her back to the wall, got more bad news - Democrats now see her rival Barack Obama as better able to defeat Republican presumptive candidate John McCain.
A poll by ABC News/Washington Post released yesterday shows that Democrats now believe that Obama is more likely to win in November elections by a huge margin of 62 to 31 per cent. This takes away her major argument to super delegates, who are likely to finally decide on the candidate, that she is more likely to win the election.
This new figures show dramatic support for Obama who was trailing Clinton by five percentage points in February. The poll finds other pronounced problems for Clinton. Among all Americans, 58 per cent now say she's not honest and not trustworthy, 16 points higher than in a pre campaign poll two years ago. Obama beats her head-to-head on this attribute by a 23-point margin.
The number of Americans who see Clinton unfavorably overall has risen to a record high in ABC/Post polling, 54 per cent - up 14 points since January. Obama s unfavorable score has reached a new high as well, up 9 points, but to a lower 39 percent.
The number of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who describe the tone of the contest as "mostly negative" has risen by 14 points since February, from 27 per cent then to 41 per cent now. Those who say so mainly blame Clinton over Obama, by nearly a 4-1 margin, 52 per cent to 14 per cent. An additional 25 per cent blame both equally.
Philadelphia: Hillary Clinton, already fighting with her back to the wall, got more bad news - Democrats now see her rival Barack Obama as better able to defeat Republican presumptive candidate John McCain. 
