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Poll: Clinton Still Ahead but Obama Support Surging

Posted Jan 24, 08 6:12 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton is still in first place among Democratic presidential hopefuls nationwide, despite a substantial 12% leap in support for Barack Obama since early December, finds  the latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. Clinton leads Obama 42% to 33%, with John Edwards trailing at 11%. Asked to pick between Clinton and Obama, a slender majority of Edwards voters went for Clinton. The GOP figures were less clear-cut.

"Republican voters are still trying to figure out who their candidate is, and most of them aren't satisfied with their choices," commented the poll's director. Among those surveyed, 22% of GOP voters favored John McCain, 18% Mike Huckabee and 17% Mitt Romney. Rudy Giuliani was in fourth place, his support sagging from 32% to 12% since October.  McCain was the only GOP candidate who would even come close to defeating Clinton or Obama if the general election were held today, the poll found.

Source Los Angeles Times

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