A recent
poll shows Clinton and Obama about tied in the three
early-voting states, and that a chunk of the Democrats
surveyed remain undecided: 11% in Iowa, 19% in New
Hampshire, and 24% in South Carolina. The poll puts
Obama ahead of Clinton among blacks in South Carolina, 37%
to 21%, though she leads among women, 34% to 21%.
The Republican
race is less consistent. Huckabee holds a sizable lead
over Giuliani in Iowa, though the two are about even in
South Carolina. In Iowa the former New York mayor is
in single digits, while Romney, former governor of
neighboring Massachusetts, has a solid lead.
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DEMOCRATS - IOWA
Hillary Rodham
Clinton, 27%
Barack Obama, 25%
John Edwards, 21%
Bill Richardson,
9%
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DEMOCRATS - NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Hillary Rodham
Clinton, 30%
Barack Obama, 27%
John Edwards, 10%
Bill Richardson,
7%
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DEMOCRATS - SOUTH
CAROLINA
Hillary Rodham
Clinton, 28%
Barack Obama, 25%
John Edwards, 18%
Bill Richardson,
1%
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REPUBLICANS -
IOWA
Mike Huckabee,
32%
Mitt Romney, 20%
Fred Thompson,
11%
John McCain, 7%
Rudy Giuliani, 5%
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REPUBLICANS - NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Mitt Romney, 25%
Rudy Giuliani,
17%
John McCain, 16%
Mike Huckabee,
11%
Fred Thompson, 6%
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REPUBLICANS -
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mike Huckabee,
20%
Rudy Giuliani,
17%
Mitt Romney, 15%
Fred Thompson,
14%
John McCain, 10%
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The telephone
survey of 400 likely caucus attendees or primary voters in
the three states was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and
Research December 3-6. It has a sampling error margin
of plus or minus five percentage points. (AP)
