(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton remains the favourite presidential contender for Democratic Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a 2008 primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 20 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 17 per cent, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson with four per cent, Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich with three per cent, and Delaware senator Joe Biden also with three per cent.

Yesterday, Biden called for the end of the coalition effort in Iraq during the testimony of commander of the Multi-National Force - Iraq David Petraeus and U.S. ambassador in Iraq Ryan Crocker to the U.S. Congress, saying, "The American military cannot sustain a war in Iraq with no end in sight at the levels we’re there now. It’s time to turn the corner, in my view. We should stop the surge and start bringing our troops home."

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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