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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Democrats 2008: Hillary 40%, Obama 33%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Two-in-five Democratic Party supporters in the United States would like Hillary Rodham Clinton to become their presidential nominee this year, according to a poll by Ipsos-Public Affairs released by the Associated Press. 40 per cent of respondents would back the New York senator in a primary.
Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 33 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 13 per cent.
After the first four Democratic presidential caucuses and primaries have been held, Rodham Clinton has secured the support of 210 pledged delegates and super-delegates, followed by Obama with 123, Edwards with 52, and Kucinich with one.
Yesterday, Massachusetts senator and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry praised Obama, saying, "I support Barack Obama because he doesn’t seek to perfect the politics of Swiftboating—he seeks to end it. This is personal for me, and for a whole lot of Americans who lived through the 2004 election."
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. Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
If the 2008 Democratic presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were (the following), for whom would you vote?
(Democrats and Democratic leaners only)
|
Jan. 2008 |
Dec. 2007 |
Nov. 2007 |
|
|
Hillary Rodham Clinton |
40% |
45% |
45% |
|
Barack Obama |
33% |
23% |
22% |
|
John Edwards |
13% |
12% |
12% |
|
Bill Richardson |
n.a. |
4% |
3% |
|
Joe Biden |
n.a. |
2% |
2% |
|
Chris Dodd |
n.a. |
1% |
1% |
|
Other |
-- |
1% |
2% |
|
None |
6% |
5% |
6% |
|
Not sure |
8% |
7% |
7% |
Source: Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,010 American adults, conducted from Jan. 15 to Jan. 17, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.