Obama, Perdue expect big night; GOP race close
May 5th, 2008, 1:36 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Barry Smith
Tuesday night could be a big one for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and state Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue. Both have sizeable leads in the latest Public Policy Polling survey.
Meanwhile, the race for the Republican nomination for governor is tight.
The PPP shows Obama, the Illinois senator, with 53 percent. Former first lady and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has 43 percent. Obama leads Clinton by 63 percent to 34 percent among those who have already voted.
In the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, Perdue has 51 percent, compared to state Treasurer Richard Moore’s 33 percent.
The GOP gubernatorial race is much closer. Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory has 39 percent. Johnston County state Sen. Fred Smith has 35 percent.
