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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (5426)	6/6/2007 5:00:14 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	of 25737

2008 Democratic Presidential Primary: Clinton 34% Obama 26% Edwards 15% The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll of the Democratic Presidential nominating competition shows New York Senator Hillary Clinton at 34%, Illinois Senator Barack Obama at 26%, and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards at 15%.... rasmussenreports.com That’s virtually unchanged from a week ago. The immigration debate has shaken up the Republican competition had no noticeable impact on the Democratic nominating process. The current survey was completed before last night’s debate among Democratic contenders. Only 8% of Democrats believe history will judge the U.S. mission in Iraq a success and that’s a much more potent issue within Nancy Pelosi’s party. Largely because of Iraq, Democrats are heading into Election 2008 more competitive on national security issues than at any time in recent history. In fact, on ten key issues tracked by Rasmussen Reports, Democrats are trusted more than the GOP on all ten. Among Presidential hopefuls, this is the fifth straight week that Clinton has been at 34% or 35%. She has been within three points of the 35% level in fourteen of the last 15 weekly updates. Stability is found throughout the numbers for all candidates. This week is the fourth time in five weeks that Obama has been at 25% or 26%. While the newcomer to national politics enjoyed a brief expansion of support heading into the first debate among Democratic hopefuls, he has generally been in the mid-20s. Obama continues to do better than Clinton among independents likely to vote in a Democratic primary. Edwards has consistently been in the mid-teens (eleven straight weeks within three percentage points of the 15% mark). Other polls and anecdotal evidence suggest that Edwards is leading in the first caucus state, Iowa. Obama is from neighboring Illinois and might also do well in Iowa. If Clinton continues to hold solid leads in the national polls but does poorly in Iowa, it is likely to dramatically shake up the race....

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