(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton has a slight lead among Democratic Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by American Research Group. 34 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in a 2008 presidential primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 31 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 15 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Delaware senator Joe Biden, retired general Wesley Clark, Connecticut senator Chris Dodd, and Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich.

On Mar. 6, Rodham Clinton urged women to support her bid, saying, "Today, women are a majority of the voters, a majority of students in college, and we are a growing presence in the Congress. But there are still far too few women in leadership positions. I hope you'll join me on the campaign trail. When we throw open the doors of opportunity and break those glass ceilings, then we give everyone in America a chance to be all that he or she can be."

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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