-- THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats nationally ___ THE NUMBERS - Pew Research Center Barack Obama, 47 percent Hillary Rodham Clinton, 45 percent ___ OF INTEREST: Obama had a 10-percentage point lead over Clinton in March. His image among Democrats is not as strong as it was, though he's still viewed more favorably than his rival for several attributes, including being more inspiring, honest and down-to-earth. Clinton is also seen less positively now, yet she has improved her standing among working-class whites and white voters under age 50. An increased number of Democrats _ about half _ now think the lengthy Democratic race will hurt the party. Yet a Clinton race against Republican candidate John McCain and an Obama matchup with McCain are both viewed as being close. That represents little change in a Clinton-McCain race but a drop in the 12-point advantage Obama had over McCain in March. ___ The poll by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center was conducted April 23-27 and involved telephone interviews with 1,502 adults. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. Included were interviews with 651 Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters, for whom the margin of sampling error was plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. ___ COMPLETE RESULTS: THE NUMBERS - CNN-Opinion Research Corp. poll Barack Obama, 46 percent Hillary Rodham Clinton, 45 percent ___ OF INTEREST: Obama's narrow March lead in this poll has dwindled to a tie, though he still has a 20-percentage-point margin when Democrats are asked who they think will win the party's nomination. About six in 10 say the controversial comments by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's former pastor, have not affected their opinion of Obama, while about a quarter say it has made them think less of the candidate. Obama and Clinton both have slender leads among all adults when matched up against John McCain, the Republican candidate. More people view all three contenders negatively than did so at the beginning of the year, though Clinton's remain highest with nearly half having a negative view of her. ___ The CNN-Opinion Research Corp. poll was conducted by telephone from April 28-30. It involved interviews with 1,008 adults, for whom the margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. It included interviews with 441 registered Democrats, for whom the margin of sampling error was plus or minus 4.5 points. ___ COMPLETE RESULTS:
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