43 percent of registered Democrats polled prefer Clinton

I can't say I believe in polls as the exact science they are purported to be, however this latest Poll done by CNN states:

In a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey completed in early June before the New York senator ended her White House bid, 60 percent of Clinton backers polled said they planned on voting for Obama. In the latest poll, that number has dropped to 54 percent.

In early June, 22 percent of Clinton supporters polled said they would not vote at all if Obama were the party's nominee, now close to a third say they will stay home.

In another sign the wounds of the heated primary race have yet to heal, 43 percent of registered Democrats polled still say they would prefer Clinton to be the party's presidential nominee.

That number is significantly higher than it was in early June, when 35 percent of Democrats polled said they preferred Clinton to lead the party's presidential ticket.

Obama won 59 percent of support from registered Democrats polled in June; now he garners 54 percent.

This means if accurate that not only are less Democrats supporting Obama but more former Clinton supporters are saying they are not going to vote. If nothing else this demonstrates that the unity message has not worked at this point.

I also have to add that Bill Schneider, CNN senior political analyst is not very professional with his wording:

"If he doesn't pick her, a later stage of grief is depression and then acceptance," Schneider said. "In the end I expect Clinton supporters will accept Obama, because they will listen to Sen. Clinton, who has said the stakes are too high for Democrats to sulk."

Sulk? Well only if he's using the American Heritage definition:

To be sullenly aloof or withdrawn, as in silent resentment or protest.