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Poll: Hillary Leads Obama, Giuliani and McCain

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Hillary Clinton is not only the favorite for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, but she also leads both Rudy Giuliani and John McCain for the first time in a WNBC/Marist College poll.

The poll of more than 1,000 adults conducted from April 26 through May 1 found that Clinton has a solid lead over her Democratic rivals for the nomination, garnering 35 percent of the vote compared to 17 percent for Barack Obama, 15 percent for John Edwards and 9 percent for Al Gore.

On the Republican side, Rudy Giuliani leads with 28 percent of the vote, with John McCain trailing at 18 percent. Two unannounced potential candidates – Fred Thompson at 13 percent and Newt Gingrich at 8 percent – both outpoll announced candidate Mitt Romney at 7 percent.

In a head-to-head match-up, Clinton outpaces Giuliani by a margin of 48 percent to 43 percent, with 9 percent undecided, and beats John McCain, 47 percent to 42 percent.

John Edwards also outpolls Giuliani and McCain, but the two Republicans both beat Obama in a head-to-head race.

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Other findings of the WNBC/Marist poll include: