(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many Democratic Party backers in the United States would like to have Hillary Rodham Clinton as their presidential candidate, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 34 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in a 2008 primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 18 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 10 per cent, and former U.S. vice-president Al Gore also with 10 per cent. Support is lower for Delaware senator Joe Biden and retired general Wesley Clark.

Yesterday, the Democratic majority in Congress rejected the government's proposed budget of $2.9 trillion U.S. Rodham Clinton said the plan would "seriously hurt" New York if implemented, adding, "We will do everything we can to prevent this budget from being enacted."

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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