(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is still the top presidential contender for Democratic Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 35 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 U.S. vice-president Al Gore with 13 per cent, former North Carolina senator John Edwards also with 13 per cent, and New Mexico governor Bill Richardson with four per cent.

Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research, May 21, 2007

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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Many Democratic Party supporters in the United States would like Hillary Rodham Clinton to be their presidential nominee in 2008, according to a poll by RT Strategies for the Cook Political Report. 40 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a 2008 primary. Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 25 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 13 per cent. Support is lower for Delaware senator Joe Biden, Connecticut senator Chris Dodd, Alaska senator Mike Gravel, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, and Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich.

Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research, May 20, 2007

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - New York Senator Hillary Clinton and former New York city mayor Rudolph Giuliani lead the pack in voter intentions for the 2008 presidential race, according to two polls out Wednesday. Among Democrats Clinton has strengthened her status as front-runner, putting the brakes on a surge from rival Barack Obama, according to a Harris poll. The poll found Clinton ahead by 13 points, 40 percent to 27 percent among Democratic voters nationwide. Her showing was better than a similar poll in April which showed her leading Obama 37 to 32. Only former vice president Al Gore who says he has no plans to run, and former vice presidential candidate John Edwards registered other significant support, with 13 and 12 percent respectively. A Gallup poll had slightly different figures, with Clinton holding a nine-point lead over Obama, 35 percent against 26 percent. Gore's theoretical run comes in third with 16 percent, followed by Edwards with 12 percent. None of the other candidates had more than two percent support in the Gallup poll. Overall, the Harris poll of 2,523 voters between May 3 and May 10 showed voters continue to prefer Democrats by 71-58 percent over Republicans in the election, which takes place in November 2008. The Gallup poll of 1,003 adults was conducted May 10-13 and has a plus or minus three percentage points margin of error. National polls do not reflect the state-by-state nature of the nomination process, in which candidates obtain delegates from their party's base in a series of primary votes that begins early next year.

AFP, MAY 16, 2007

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On a state-by-state basis, both Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani look to be in good shape to win their respective party primaries. In Florida they're in great shape, especially Clinton. A St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9 poll released yesterday found Clinton soaring over her closest rival in Florida, leading Barack Obama 42-19. John Edwards grabs 12% with 17% undecided.

New York Press, May 14, 2007

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WASHINGTON - New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has rebounded to a 15 percentage-point lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken after the candidates' first debate. Clinton is the only contender in either party to show movement outside the poll's margin of error. She is the choice of 38% of the Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters surveyed, up 7 points from a survey taken three weeks earlier. Obama is at 23%, 3 points lower than before. Asked an open-ended question about why they support one or the other, 35% of Clinton's backers cite her experience; 23% favor her positions on issues; 17% like the fact that she is a woman. Ten percent mention her husband, former president Bill Clinton. In the poll, President Bush's job-approval rating continues to be in the doldrums, at 34%. He has entered his eighth month below 40% approval - the longest stretch of such dismal ratings for any modern president except Harry Truman during the Korean War and Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal.

USA Today, May 7, 2007

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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding on to the top spot among Democratic Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Hart/Newhouse released by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News. 36 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in a 2008 presidential primary, down four points in a month. Illinois senator Barack Obama is second with 31 per cent, followed by former North Carolina senator John Edwards with 20 per cent. Support is lower for Delaware senator Joe Biden, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, and Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich.

Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research, April28, 2007

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