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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Democrats 2008: Hillary 35%, Obama 22%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many Democratic Party supporters in the United States believe Hillary Rodham Clinton should be their presidential nominee in 2008, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 35 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in a 2008 primary.
Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 22 per cent, followed by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore with 17 per cent, and former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 14 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Delaware senator Joe Biden, and retired general Wesley Clark.
On Mar. 24, Obama discussed health care availability, saying, "Every four years somebody trots out a white paper, they post it on the web. But the question we have to challenge ourselves is do we have the political will and the sense of urgency to actually get it done."
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.
Polling Data
Support for potential 2008 Democratic presidential nominees, among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents who are registered to vote.
Mar. 25 | Mar. 4 | Feb. 2007 | |
Hillary Rodham Clinton | 35% | 36% | 40% |
Barack Obama | 22% | 22% | 21% |
Al Gore | 17% | 18% | 14% |
John Edwards | 14% | 9% | 13% |
Bill Richardson | 3% | 1% | 4% |
Joe Biden | 1% | 3% | 1% |
Wesley Clark | 1% | 2% | 1% |
Mike Gravel | -- | 1% | -- |
Chris Dodd | -- | -- | 1% |
Other | -- | 1% | -- |
None | 2% | 3% | 1% |
No opinion | 4% | 4% | 3% |
Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 493 Democrats or Democratic leaners, conducted from Mar. 23 to Mar. 25, 2007. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
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