New polls give Clinton fresh hope as key votes loom
AFP, May, 2008
GREENVILLE, North Carolina (AFP) — New polls gave Hillary Clinton fresh hope Monday, as she chased White House rival Barack Obama, on the eve of two primaries which could shape the end-game of their marathon battle.
The Democratic rivals set off on last minute campaign swings through Indiana and North Carolina, which hold primaries on Tuesday which offer Obama the chance to finally knock Clinton out, or for her to ignite a comeback.
"This is going to be exciting tomorrow, because I started very far behind," Clinton said on CNN. "I think we've closed the gap."
Obama, 46, who leads in Clinton, 60, in pledged delegates, and nominating contests won, seems to have a mathematical lock on the nomination, but appeared resigned to battling on until the bitter end of the primary calendar.
"The last contest is on June 3, and so, I'm pretty confident that we will ...