Obama grabs lead in South Carolina

Great news for the Obama Campaign.  One of the first four primary destinations is tilting heavily towards the Illinois Senator.  Here are the numbers (Insider Advantage Poll: April 6 - 8, given to 500 registered Democratic voters):

SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS
Barack Obama - 34%
Hillary Clinton - 20%
John Edwards - 17%

Almost immediately, the Clinton Campaign responded:

Mo Elleitlee, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, dismissed the latest South Carolina poll numbers.

“It’s way too early in the campaign to be talking about polls,” he said. “Polls don’t mean that much right now.”

He then added, “We’re looking forward to the debates.”

Maybe so.  But the momentum is definitely in Obama's favor.  Back in January, Hillary Clinton led Barack Obama in South Carolina by 16 points in a survey given by a different polling company. 

To make things even more interesting, South Carolina will host the first presidential debate, which will take place on April 26th -- just a few weeks from now.  It will be broadcast live on MSNBC.