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Ever wonder what keeps political party leaders awake deep into the night? The Democratic primary in 2008, that’s what. Coming into the election cycle everything was going the Dems way.  They had a sure candidate, Hillary Clinton, low approval ratings for everything Republican and a wave of  change hitting the nation.

Twelve months later the Dems are staggering and McCain is surging. The new JFK, Barack Obama has had seen Camelot become the Nightmare on Elm Street. Just a few weeks ago he was seen as a new political voice. One that spoke of unity, not partisanship. He offered a reprise from the constant bickering that ailed so many voters.

That is no more, even though the controversy of Jeremiah Wright appears to be settling down, the damage has been inflicted. Obama’s pristine appeal is no longer.

Meanwhile, McCain continues to package his platform as a leader, an iconic personality that can reach out to foreign leaders.

It is all working in perfect unison for McCain as many polls currently show him surging well ahead of both Clinton and Obama. Rasmussen has McCain up 51% 41% over Clinton and 49% 42% over Obama. The news is no better for Dems in the Zogby Polls, where McCain is up 45% 39% over Clinton.

What do polls mean in mid March, not much, after-all polls are just a reflection of the now and cannot predict future events. However, publicly politicians may shrug off polls, but privately all of them would rather be running first than second.

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