Carolina del Sur: Obama sube, Clinton baja

Un nuevo sondeo independiente de Insider Advantage indica que el Senador Barack Obama sube con fuerza en Carolina del Sur, estado que albergará la primera primaria sureña. Hasta ahora, Hillary Clinton se había mantenido en cabeza en ese estado, apoyada por varios líderes afroamericanos. Ahora parece que incluso pueda caer al tercer lugar.

(...) U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has rocketed to the top of the field of contenders for the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary crown, leaving the candidacy of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in a cloud of dust.

The Illinois senator's showing represents a complete turnaround for Obama who trailed in earlier South Carolina surveys.

Today, Obama holds a comfortable lead in South Carolina, according to a new telephone poll.

He leads with 34 percent of the Democratic primary vote, followed by Clinton with 20 percent.

What is worrisome for the Clinton campaign is that she is in danger of slipping into third place in South Carolina. The poll shows that former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is only three percentage points away from overtaking Clinton. (...)