(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton remains the frontrunner in the national race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 42 per cent of respondents would back the New York senator in a 2008 primary.

Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 22 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 12 per cent. Support is lower for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, Delaware senator Joe Biden, Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich, and Connecticut senator Chris Dodd.

On Nov. 7, Richardson vowed to withdraw all U.S. soldiers from Iraq "in 90 days" in the event he takes over as president, adding, "Our troops have become targets."

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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Democratic Presidential Primary Contenders

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with approximately 1,300 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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