(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - More Democratic Party supporters in the United States want Hillary Rodham Clinton as their presidential nominee, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 37 per cent of respondents would support the New York senator in a 2008 primary, up nine points since early February.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 26 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 13 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Delaware senator Joe Biden.

On Mar. 3, right-wing writer Ann Coulter referred to Edwards as a "faggot" during a speech in Washington. The former senator's campaign responded in an e-mail, calling Coulter's comment a "shameless display of bigotry" and asking supporters to raise $100,000 U.S. to show that Edwards will not be intimidated by "every would-be Republican mouthpiece."

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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