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Poll: Clinton leads '08 Democratic pack, Kerry slips

(CNN) -- Recently re-elected Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York is twice as popular as her nearest Democratic rivals in the 2008 presidential race, according to a new CNN poll.

Clinton was favored by 33 percent of people asked who they were "most likely to support for the Democratic nomination for president in the year 2008."

The poll, conducted by telephone Friday through Sunday by Opinion Research Corp., interviewed 530 registered voters who described themselves as Democrats or independents who lean to the Democratic Party. (Read the complete poll results -- PDF)

Clinton was ranked first among 10 potential Democratic candidates. (Poll)

Second place for "likely" support was nearly even among Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois (15 percent), former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina (14 percent) and former Vice President Al Gore (14 percent), given the poll's margin of error or plus or minus 4 percentage points.

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic nominee in 2004, lost support, dropping from 12 percent in late October to 7 percent in the latest poll.

Worse news for Kerry: a majority of registered Democrats say they do not want to see Kerry win the party's nomination in 2008.

Earlier this month, Kerry apologized for a "poorly stated joke," which he said was aimed at President Bush but was widely perceived as a slam on U.S. troops.

At a rally for California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides at Pasadena City College, said: "You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

Bush and other Republicans called on Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to apologize to U.S. troops.

Only 27 percent of registered Democrats say they don't want Clinton as the party's nominee -- just over half the of the 51 percent who said don't want Kerry to get the nomination a second time.

Other potential candidates in single digits include retired Gen. Wesley Clark, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana and Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa.

Vilsack, the first Democrat to take the initial legal steps toward a presidential campaign, registered "most likely" support by just 1 percent of those surveyed.

The poll also asked 1,025 Americans about whether they support or oppose the war in Iraq, and found continued overwhelming opposition -- 33 percent in favor and 63 percent opposed.

The most recent poll, conducted November 3-5, found 33 percent in favor and 63 percent opposed.

The poll's sampling error on the war approval rating question is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Statistically, this is a dead heat among Edwards, Obama, and Gore. That's good news for us.

What I continue to be puzzled about is why Hillary is so popular, especially when so many people say she can't win.

I wonder if we'll see the end of the Obama bandwagon once he's done with his book tour.

And when Gore starts his book tour in May, well, by that time, he really has to make an announcement one way or the other. Sounds like a good time to me to say he's running, don't ya think? :clap:

Well, I was hoping he would announce by Christmas, would be one hell of a Christmas gift, but I can wait until May, as long it's what we all want to hear. :D

Damn, we need AL GORE as our next PRESIDENT.

Anyone I know who's "in the know" says he wouldn't get in until spring if he does.

Long wait, but we've pretty well mastered this waiting game, don't ya think? ;)

Just like the stock market: Buy Low and Sell High :lol: :blink:

Hillary and Obama may look good now but they are "overvalued". Time to sell :o

And I of course prefer Al Gore over Kerry but I think he is "undervalued" at this time. Were Gore not to run..(I won't go there now)
I guess you really can gamble on all of this. Bookies in London are taking bets and giving odds on who will be the nominees and anything else people want to wager on :wtf:

Whats great is that the also rans are staying also rans.

It will either be Hillary, Gore, Obama or Edwards...those in the single digits can forget about it.

And the winner will be decided now in less than 16 months.

got all 2007 and most of 2008 to mounta a campaign. I not ruling out anyone at the moment.