Hillary Clinton continues to sink in Pennsylvania while her opponent for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2008 presidential race continues to make inroads in a state where Clinton once held a comfortable lead.

According to a Quinnipiac University poll published on April 8th, 2008, Barack Obama has pulled to within six percentage points of Mrs. Clinton. Clinton has the support of 50% of likely primary voters, Obama has 44%. Obama has been outspending Clinton on advertising in the state, spending $3 million to her $1 million.

Clinton has been steadily losing her lead in the state. Just six days ago Clinton held a nine point lead. Less than a month ago Clinton had a twelve point lead.

Perhaps the fact that Hillary Clinton was caught in a lie recently about dodging sniper fire has contributed to her decline. But, she has rated poorly on trustworthiness for a long time now; everybody already knows she is a liar.

A few days ago the Clintons released their tax returns which showed an income of $109 million over the past seven years. Since one of the things that infuriates Democrat voters the most is wealth, the revelation of the Clinton’s astronomical income isn’t going to help her among the lower class voters that comprise a large portion of the DFL base.

If Obama wants to deal Clinton a knockout punch, he should harp on the fact that Hillary possesses extreme wealth. He should point out how she champions the issue of poverty while amassing a fortune which could be given away to alleviate some of the “suffering” endured by the poor in America.

You see, if someone really cares about the poor, they will use their own money to help the less fortunate. Even if the Clintons gave away every penny they had, they would still live a life of wealth from their pensions which will pay them a few hundred thousand dollars every year for as long as they live. It doesn’t take more than a few minutes of time to write a check to give your money away. The fact that the Clintons have amassed a $50 million fortune in just a few years demonstrates that they don’t truly believe in charity, unless it involves someone else’s money.

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