This is what momentum looks like

MyDD:

With six days until next Tuesday’s Indiana and North Carolina primaries, Hillary Clinton seems to have translated her win in Pennsylvania into a real shift in momentum, a somewhat surprising turn of events considering this race has been largely momentum-proof. It began with a shift in the media narrative following her win from “what is she still doing in this thing?” to “why can’t Obama seal the deal?” and continued with what seemed like 4 uninterrupted days of Reverend Wright’s sabotage tour, which went unanswered until Tuesday. It was perfect storm for Clinton who has seen a boost in several metrics.

–In North Carolina, Obama’s 4-poll average lead pre-PA was 15%, today it’s 10%.

–In Indiana, whereas Obama led in the 3 polls directly leading up to the Pennsylvania primary and the one immediately following it, Clinton has been ahead in three of the last 4 polls in the state.

–Nationally, the shift toward Clinton has been most dramatic in the Newsweek poll, which showed her closing Obama’s 19 point lead pre-Pennsylvania to just a 7 point lead after it. As for the tracking polls, since April 22, Gallup’s results have shifted from Obama up 8 to Clinton up 1 and Rasmussen now has Obama up 4 whereas he was up 8 on primary day.

–In another reversal, Clinton is now performing better against McCain than Obama is in both the Rasmussen and Gallup head to head match-up tracking polls.

–Public perception seems to have changed as well judging by InTrade, which showed Clinton’s likelihood of winning the nomination go from 12% to 25% in a week (just about where the Rasmussen trading markets have her.)