A Newsweek poll, released Friday, showed Obama ahead among Democratic voters 54 percent to 35 percent, marking a big shift from the magazine's last survey in March when he and Clinton were virtually tied.

In a blow to Clinton, Robert Reich, who served as Labor secretary under her husband, former President Bill Clinton, said in a blog post Friday that "although Hillary Clinton has offered solid and sensible policy proposals, Obama's strike me as even more so."

He was joined by two other Democratic elder statesmen, former Sens. Sam Nunn and David Boren, who will serve as advisers on Obama's National Security Foreign Policy team. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/19/america/NA-POL-US-Elections.php

Hillary continues to posture like threatening to launch a "massive retaliation" if Iran decided to attack Israel.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/976033.html ~ while  Obama continues to shine and exude confidence as he gathers more superdelegates and key supporters.

Check out this four minute video ( Salon ) of Obama in North Carolina, the day after the debate, enjoying himself and seemingly mocking what happened the night before ~ but also clearly framing for Americans the key issues facing the country. Click on  The fallout from the Democratic debate