Clinton has small lead in Texas

CNN:

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In the survey, out Monday, 50 percent of likely Democratic primary voters support Clinton as their choice for the party's nominee, with 48 percent backing Obama.

But taking into account the poll's sampling error of plus or minus 4½ percentage points for Democratic respondents, the race is a virtual tie.

Two recent polls by other organizations also show the race statistically even. Map: National and state polling

"One reason the race appears to be tight is that Texas Democrats are having a hard time choosing between two attractive options," says CNN polling director Keating Holland.

"Likely Democratic primary voters would be equally happy if either candidate won the nomination, and they don't see a lot of difference between them on several top issues.

"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."

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It could be because there are so few Texas Democrats left that the race is so tight. From a Texas Republican perspective neither candidate is attractive. They both want to lose the war and raise taxes. What is attractive about that?

I still think Clinton should be favored in Texas because of her ties to what is left of the Democrat establishment and because of the strong support she has been getting from Hispanics.