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Democrats 2008: Hillary 33%, Obama 23%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many Democratic Party supporters in the United States would like Hillary Rodham Clinton to become their presidential nominee, according to a poll by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times. 33 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a 2008 primary.
Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 23 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 14 per cent, and former U.S. vice-president Al Gore with 13 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, and Delaware senator Joe Biden.
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In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Democratic nominee John Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
If the Democratic primary or caucus for president were being held in your state today and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?
Hillary Rodham Clinton | 33% |
Barack Obama | 23% |
John Edwards | 14% |
Al Gore | 13% |
Bill Richardson | 3% |
Joe Biden | 1% |
Someone else / Don't know | 13% |
Source: Bloomberg / Los Angeles Times
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 557 Democratic primary voters, conducted from Apr. 5 to Apr. 9, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.