AP-Yahoo Poll: 58 Percent of Clinton Backers Support Obama

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama’s support from backers of Hillary Rodham Clinton is stuck smack where it was in June, a poll showed Tuesday, a stunning lack of progress that is weakening him with fellow Democrats in the close presidential race. An Associated Press-Yahoo News poll shows that among adults who backed his rival during their bitter primary campaign, 58 percent now support Obama. That is the same percentage who said so in June, when Clinton ended her bid and urged her backers to line up behind the Democratic senator from Illinois. The poll shows that while Obama has gained ground among Clinton’s supporters - 69 percent view him favorably now, up 9 percentage points from June - this has yet to translate into more of their support. In part, this is because their positive views of Republican presidential nominee John McCain have also improved during this period. The share of Clinton supporters saying they’ll vote for McCain edged up from 21 percent to 28 percent, with ... (link)