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Democrats 2008: Hillary 37%, Obama 25%

March 31, 2007

(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 Rasmussen Reports. 37 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in a 2008 primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 25 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 17 per cent, and New Mexico governor Bill Richardson with three per cent.

Yesterday, Democratic Massachusetts congressman Jim McGovern—one of the most vocal opponents to the war in Iraq—endorsed Rodham Clinton, saying, "All of us hope this war will be over before January 2009, but if it isn't, Hillary Clinton will end this war."

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

Democratic Presidential Primary Contenders

Mar. 22

Mar. 15

Mar. 1

Hillary Rodham Clinton

37%

35%

34%

Barack Obama

25%

30%

26%

John Edwards

17%

11%

15%

Bill Richardson

3%

5%

3%

Joe Biden

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3%

3%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 757 likely Democratic voters, conducted from Mar. 19 to Mar. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

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