History was made early, early this morning as Barack Obama reached the rarified air of ONE MILLION donors at 4:45AM EST.  You can check the current count here http://www.barackobama.com/index.php.  I think he'll reach at least 1 million more new donors in the next 6 months before the convention.

We have a great candidate of change to take this country into the future.  Senator Clinton ran a great race.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/RCP_PDF /feb%2021-25%20bloomberg%20la%20times%20 poll.pdf

Obama: 48%
Clinton: 42%

McCain: 44%
Obama: 42%

McCain: 46%
Clinton: 40%

McCain more trusted than either of our candidates on Iraq and national security.  That's something we must work hard to change.

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollRepo rt.aspx?g=1de3c664-db0a-42fd-a4ca-95348e 2dcc7c&c=30

Clinton 50%
Obama 44%

The lead has gone from 17, to 9, to 6, in a matter of 2 weeks.

Great article on Obama's ground game advantage in Ohio:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/articl e/0,8599,1717150,00.html

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsm emo.com/2008/02/poll_hillary_only_up_4_p oints.php

And the unions in Ohio are coming for Hillary re: NAFTA via new TV ads to begin running soon. March 4th will be a war. Also, apparently, Pro-Obama early voting in TX is huge.

Obama is smart to make an issue of this.  Her years as a uniquely involved First Lady in the 1990's is one of the strengths Hillary continues to claim.  For her to distance herself from NAFTA, it means that she is distancing herself from a major achievement of her husband's administration, one that she claims as a part of her 35 years of experience.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20080224/NATION/749745 40/1001&template=nextpage

Article published Feb 24, 2008
Obama: Hillary taking false credit

February 24, 2008

By Christina Bellantoni - LORAIN, Ohio -- Sen. Barack Obama said today Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton presents herself as if she was "co-president" from 1993 to 2000.

Mr. Obama, holding a town hall forum at a wall board manufacturing plant here, said his criticism of her position on the North American Free Trade Agreement is fair because she includes her time as first lady for eight years as part of her claim to "35 years of experience."

"She has essentially presented herself as co-president during the Clinton years," the Illinois senator charged during a press conference after the town hall concluded. "Every good thing that happened she says she was a part of, and so the notion that you can selectively pick what you take credit for and then run away from what isn't politically convenient, that doesn't make sense."

OH
Clinton - 50%
Obama - 43%

TX
Clinton 48%
Obama 47%

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con tent/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022102097. html?hpid=topnews

"In Ohio, Clinton leads Obama in the new poll by 50 percent to 43 percent, a significant but tenuous advantage given the shifts that have taken place elsewhere as candidates intensified their campaigns in advance of previous primaries. In Texas, the race is even, with Clinton at 48 percent and Obama at 47 percent."

Clinton 47% - Obama 44%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_c ontent/politics/election_20082/2008_pres idential_election/texas/texas_democratic _presidential_primary

"In Texas, a state that she must-win to keep her campaign alive, the good news for Hillary Clinton is that she's still ahead of Barack Obama. The bad news is that her lead is down to three points after she was leading by double-digits a week ago.

Clinton leads by ten points among women but trails by five points among men. Nationally, Clinton and Obama evenly split the women's vote and Obama enjoys a slight lead overall.

In a pattern seen elsewhere, Clinton leads among White voters and Latino voters while trailing badly among African-Americans. Clinton leads by big margins among those 65 and older while Obama does better among voters under 65. Clinton leads among Democrats while Obama leads among Independent voters likely to take part in the Primary.

Obama is viewed favorably by 75% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters, Clinton by 73%."

Ohio: McCain 42% - Obama 41%, McCain 46% - Hillary 43%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_c ontent/politics/election_20082/2008_pres idential_election/ohio/ohio_2008_preside ntial_election

"The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll finds that John McCain attracts 42% of the vote in the Buckeye State while Barack Obama earns 41%. Nine percent (9%) said they would vote for some other candidate while 8% are undecided. McCain leads by ten points among men while Obama leads by seven among women."

"If Hillary Clinton is able to mount a comeback and become the Democratic nominee, she trails McCain by three percentage points. It's McCain 46% Clinton 43%. McCain leads Clinton by ten among men and trails by five among women."

Michigan: Obama 47% - McCain 39%, McCain 44% - Hillary 44%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_c ontent/politics/election_20082/2008_pres idential_election/michigan/michigan_2008 _presidential_election

"The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll finds that Barack Obama enjoys an eight-percentage point advantage over John McCain in an early look at the general election campaign. Obama attracts 47% of the vote while McCain earns 39%. Seven percent (7%) said they would vote for some other candidate while 7% are undecided. Obama leads McCain leads by twelve points among women and three points among men."  

"If Hillary Clinton pulls off a comeback, she and McCain are tied in Michigan, 44% to 44%. McCain leads Clinton by four points among men and trails by two among women."