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Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
Democrats 2008: Obama 55.1%, Hillary 44.9%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Barack Obama holds the upper hand in the national race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in the United States, according to a review of five recent public opinion polls. 55.1 per cent of decided Democratic supporters would back the Illinois senator in a primary.
New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is a close second with 44.9 per cent.
Obama has so far secured the support of 1,369 pledged delegates and super-delegates, followed by Rodham Clinton with 1,267. Candidates require the backing of at least 2,025 delegates to earn the nomination.
Yesterday, Rodham Clinton criticized Obama for missing a vote in the U.S. Senate on a non-binding resolution to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, adding, "There’s a big difference between giving a speech at anti-war rally as a state senator and dealing with an international crisis as president. There’s a difference between giving a speech when you have no responsibility, and having to step up and take charge and take the responsibility for your actions."
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 presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
U.S. Presidential Election 2008 - National Support for Democrats
Contenders (in alphabetical order): Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama
National Support
|
Clinton |
Obama |
|
|
ARGM Poll of Polls |
44.9% |
55.1% |
|
(5) Bloomberg / Los Angeles Times |
42% |
48% |
|
(4) Ipsos-Public Affairs / AP |
43% |
46% |
|
(3) Gallup / USA Today |
39% |
51% |
|
(2) CBS News |
38% |
54% |
|
(1) Pew Center |
40% |
49% |
(5) Bloomberg / Los Angeles Times (436 registered Democratic voters, Feb. 21-25, 2008, 5.0 MofE)
(4) Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press (473 registered Democratic voters, Feb. 22-24, 2008, 4.5 MofE)
(3) Gallup / USA Today (1,009 registered Democratic voters, Feb. 21-24, 2008, 3.0 MofE)
(2) CBS News (427 likely Democratic voters, Feb. 20-24, 2008, 4.5 MofE)
(1) Pew Research Center for the People and the Press (633 likely Democratic voters, Feb. 20-24, 2008, 4.5 MofE)
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