(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding on to the top position among Democratic Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 35 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a 2008 presidential primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 30 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 11 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Delaware senator Joe Biden.

Earlier this month, a video posted on YouTube—which attacks Rodham Clinton—includes a reference to Obama's campaign website. Obama dismissed being behind the ad, saying, "One of the things about the Internet is that people generate all kinds of stuff. In some ways, it's the democratization of the campaign process, but it's not something that we had anything to do with or were aware of. Frankly, given what it looks like, we don't have the technical capacity to create something like this. It's pretty extraordinary."

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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