Interesting poll observations....

The day after a Quinnipiac University poll of Ohio and two other battleground states showed several bad signs for Sen. Barack Obama, a new poll indicates a much brighter outlook for the Illinois Democrat. Quinnipiac had Obama losing by 4 points to Sen. John McCain; now, SurveyUSA shows Obama beating the Arizona Republican by 9.

In stark contrast to the university's survey, today's poll shows Obama winning among both white and male voters. He also comes within 4 points of McCain in crucial southeast Ohio; Quinnipiac had Obama losing by 20 in that area (although the polls may not be defining the region in quite the same way).

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Hillary Clinton may have scored a solid win over Barack Obama in California's presidential primary on Feb. 5 (as she frequently likes to remind folks these days), but a new L.A. Times/KTLA poll finds he would fare better than she in the battle with John McCain for the state in November (a result the Clinton camp won't be touting).

Obama led McCain in the poll, 47-40%; in a Clinton matchup with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, she got 43%, he held steady at 40%.

One reason for pause for Democrats -- the margins for both of their candidates fall within the survey's error margin of plus-or-minus 4 percentage points (though in Obama's case, just barely).

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Winning Puerto Rico may not be that easy for Hillary Clinton if the Puerto Ricans get to know some interesting truths. In an article from CNN, it turns out that the one time first lady did in fact, opposed her husband's offer of clemency to a group of Puerto Rican nationalists saying they took too long to renounce violence. Read the full article here