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Pennsylvania Democrats Like Hillary in 2008

August 05, 2005

(Angus Reid Global Scan) - New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is the top presidential hopeful for Democratic Party supporters in the Keystone State, according to a poll by Strategic Vision. 37 per cent of respondents in Pennsylvania would like Rodham Clinton to become the party's nominee in 2008.

Former United States vice-president Al Gore is second with 15 per cent, followed by Massachusetts senator and 2004 presidential nominee John Kerry with 13 per cent.

Support is lower for 2004 vice-presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator John Edwards, Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, Delaware senator Joseph Biden, retired general Wesley Clark, Indiana senator Evan Bayh, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, and California senator Barbara Boxer.

In the 2004 election, Kerry won Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes with 51 per cent of all cast ballots. The last Republican to carry the Keystone State in a U.S. presidential ballot was George H. Bush in 1988.

Polling Data

Who is your choice for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008?
(Democrats only)

Hillary Rodham Clinton

37%

Al Gore

15%

John Kerry

13%

John Edwards

7%

Ed Rendell

6%

Joseph Biden

5%

Wesley Clark

3%

Evan Bayh

1%

Bill Richardson

1%

Tom Vilsack

1%

Barbara Boxer

1%

Undecided

10%

Source: Strategic Vision
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,200 registered Pennsylvania voters, conducted from Jul. 29 to Jul. 31, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.