THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Indiana.

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THE NUMBERS

Barack Obama, 48 percent

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 47 percent

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OF INTEREST:

A similar poll conducted March 31-April 2 found 49 percent support for Clinton, with Obama’s support at 46 percent. The new poll asked which candidate had run the more negative campaign, with 48 percent saying Clinton, 23 percent Obama and 21 percent equal.

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The WSBT-South Bend Tribune poll was conducted by telephone April 23-24 by Research 2000. It included interviews with 400 voters who expect to vote in the May 6 Democratic primary. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 5 percentage points.