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2008 Presidential Primaries |
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Thursday, 07 December 2006 |
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(rasmussen) - A pair of New York politicians lead the early primary polling for Election 2008. Senator Hillary Clinton (D) now attracts 34% support from Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters. Senator Barack Obama is in second place at 17% while no other Democrat breaks into double digits. Clinton’s lead over Obama is more than twice what it was a month ago. Tom Vilsack, the Iowa Governor who has formally entered the race, has nowhere to go but up. He currently earns support from 1% of potential voters.
On the GOP side, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) is on top with 31% support. Senator John McCain (R), considered the frontrunner by many, is in second place with 22%. This is the first Rasmussen Reports survey release without Condoleezza Rice (R) as a potential candidate. A month ago, Giuliani, McCain, and Rice were the only GOP candidates in double digits. Now, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) is in third place with 14% of the vote. Read More
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