(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Fewer Democratic Party supporters in the United States believe Hillary Rodham Clinton should be their presidential nominee in 2008, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 34 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a primary, down nine points since January.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 23 per cent, followed by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore with 14 per cent, and former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 12 per cent. Support is lower for Delaware senator Joe Biden, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich.

On Mar. 4 in New Hampshire, Kucinich discussed his single-payer health care system, which he calls "Medicare for all." The proposal would be financed by the federal government through existing levies and a 7.7 per cent employer payroll tax.

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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