(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is still the top presidential choice for Democratic Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 34 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a 2008 primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 26 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 15 per cent. Support is lower for Delaware senator Joe Biden and New Mexico governor Bill Richardson.

Yesterday, Rodham Clinton criticized current president George W. Bush's policies on Iraq, saying, "It's a false choice that we're being asked to make because this administration is unable to run a two-car parade, let alone a government."

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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