(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many Democratic Party supporters in the United States would like Hillary Rodham Clinton to become their presidential candidate in 2008, according to a poll by Zogby International. 32 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a 2008 primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 22 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 13 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Delaware senator Joe Biden, and Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich.

On Mar. 28, Richardson warned about the possibility of a "nuclear 9/11", saying, "It took a Manhattan project to create the bomb. We need a new Manhattan project to stop the bomb—a comprehensive program to secure all nuclear weapons and all weapons-usable material, worldwide."

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.

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If the 2008 Democratic primary for president were being held today, and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?

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