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 News from Around the Americas | May 2007 
Poll: Hillary, Edwards Lead Republicans in US Race
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
| | U.S. Democratic Presidential candidates John Edwards (L) and U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY). Edwards said on Sunday he would consider raising taxes on the wealthy in addition to his earlier proposal to roll back tax cuts ushered in by President George W. Bush. (Jim Young/Reuters) |
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton leads two prospective Republican presidential nominees in the United States, according to a poll by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion released by WNBC. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for the New York senator in 2008, while 42 per cent would support Arizona senator John McCain.
Rodham Clinton also holds a five-point advantage over former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. In other contests, former North Carolina senator John Edwards leads McCain by 10 points and Giuliani by six points. Illinois senator Barack Obama trails McCain by seven points, and Giuliani by two points.
On May 11, Obama proposed slashing government subsidies to private insurance companies, saying, "We don’t do that because we are not setting the agenda in Washington—insurance companies and drug companies are. That’s what people want to turn the page on. We want a system that’s fair and sensible to everyone."
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 next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
If the 2008 presidential election were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are:
McCain v. Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D): May 2007 47% | Feb. 2007 46% | Dec. 2006 43%
John McCain (R): May 2007 42% | Feb. 2007 46% | Dec. 2006 49%
Giuliani v. Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D): May 2007 48% | Feb. 2007 45% | Dec. 2006 43%
Rudy Giuliani (R): May 2007 43% | Feb. 2007 47% | Dec. 2006 49%
McCain v. Edwards
John Edwards (D): May 2007 49% | Feb. 2007 43%
John McCain (R): May 2007 39% | Feb. 2007 44%
Giuliani v. Edwards
John Edwards (D): May 2007 49% | Feb. 2007 44%
Rudy Giuliani (R): May 2007 43% | Feb. 2007 44%
McCain v. Obama
John McCain (R): May 2007 46% | Feb. 2007 44%
Barack Obama (D): May 2007 39% | Feb. 2007 41%
Giuliani v. Obama
Rudy Giuliani (R): May 2007 43% | Feb. 2007 45%
Barack Obama (D): May 2007 41% | Feb. 2007 41%
Source: Marist College Institute for Public Opinion / WNBC
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 823 registered American voters, conducted from Apr. 26 to May 1, 2007. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent. |
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