Mr. Hope and Change is finding hope diminishing and an ugly change

Nearly half of Democrats (48 percent) think Hillary Clinton has a better chance of beating John McCain in November — 10 percentage points higher than the 38 percent who think Barack Obama can win, according to a FOX News poll released Wednesday. This represents a significant shift from March, when Democrats said Obama was the candidate more likely to beat McCain.

Democrats continue to favor Clinton as their party’s leader, albeit narrowly: 44 percent want her to win the nomination and 41 percent want Obama. Last month Clinton was preferred by 2 percentage points.

I still thank that Barack NMN Obama will end up the Democrat nominee. There are still a few months to go, and, to put it bluntly, the superdelegates will complete become, well, puddy tats, if you get my meaning, over the threats that race baiters like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will pull out. Pick Clinton, and the threat of violence becomes a reality.

Nearly a third of Clinton supporters — 32 percent — say they would vote for McCain instead of Obama (47 percent) if the general election were held today. Fewer Obama supporters — 21 percent — would defect and vote for McCain over Clinton if she were the nominee.

Those percentages are up 4 and 2 points, respectively, since the last poll in late March.

The ongoing controversy over Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, appears to have damaged how Americans view Obama. His favorable rating is now 47 percent, down 7 percentage points since February when 54 percent had a positive view of him. As may be expected, his unfavorable rating went up from 33 percent to 42 percent today.

The hope mobile needs a pit stop, or whatever they call it in some sort of elitist racing event. Something where Arugala is served.