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Poll: Dems Think Hillary is Best Bet
Democrats believe Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is the party's best bet to win the general election for president, according to a new poll. According to a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll, Clinton also holds a double-digit lead over Sen. Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic nomination. When asked which Democratic candidate has the best chance of winning the general election in November 2008, 54 percent said Clinton, more than twice the percentage saying Obama (22 percent). Nine percent think former Sen. John Edwards would be most likely to win. Among Democratic-leaning independents, 44 percent said Clinton, 25 percent Obama and 11 percent Edwards, according to the Post.
Story Continues Below Overall, 45 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents support Clinton to be the party's nominee, with Obama second at 30 percent. Edwards, whose hopes for winning depend heavily on a victory in the Iowa caucuses in January, is at 12 percent. The poll was conducted Wednesday through Saturday among a random national sample of 1,125 adults. The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points. Editor's note:
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