The state of Texas is set to hold its primaries on March 4. In a recent survey, it said that 48 percent of the Democratic voters are supporting Barack Obama and 50 percent of Democratic voters are supporting Hillary Clinton. That shows that Obama and Clinton are nearly tied in Texas. Texas has a sizable Hispanic population which has been helpful to Clinton’s campaign. However, this may change due to complicated rules of the delegate rules set by the Texas Democratic Party which have been deemed as convoluted.
“One reason the race appears to be tight is that Texas Democrats are having a hard time choosing between two attractive options,” said Keating Holland, who is the director of CNN’s polling.
Holland adds: “Roughly a quarter of likely voters say they could change their minds in the next two weeks – and not surprisingly, those people are splitting roughly equally between Clinton and Obama.”
It is already revealed that McCain is the favorite to win the GOP nomination. Mathematically, McCain is the inevitable nominee. Recently, McCain has received the endorsement of former US President George H.W. Bush. However, Huckabee has refused to drop out of the GOP race.
But McCain’s biggest problem is courting the conservative voters that do have concerns with him as a candidate.
In the case of the Democratic frontrunners, voters felt that both Obama and Clinton were on similar terms. They were satisfied if either were the Democratic nominee. While they are tied on most issues, Clinton has an edge on health care.
Recently, Clinton’s campaign was attacked for launching a pamphlet explaining that Obama’s health care plan is not universal. However, the non-partisan group known as “FactCheck.org” had supported Clinton’s claim on Obama’s health care plan.