Breaking News: See the results of the five most recent Democratic polls all released a day before the Iowa caucus.
With the Iowa caucus less than a week away, Hillary Clinton, the current leader in polls in the state, is bringing out the big guns to fend off any likely competition from other Democratic hopefuls for the party's nomination for president. Hitting the campaign trail after the Christmas break, Clinton had her family entourage at her side as she attempted to expand her lead over Barack Obama and John Edwards.
Obama enjoyed a slim lead in the state following a campaign tour by Oprah Winfrey, but in the past week Clinton has surged back into the lead among likely Democrat caucus members, regaining first place with 34 percent. According to American Research Group polls posted at usaelectionpolls.com, Obama dropped into third place with 19 percent and Edwards moved into second place with 20 percent.
As other candidates push for a need to change how things work in politics, specifically Edwards' lambasting of eliminating lobbyist influence and Obama saying the president needs to be someone without any ties to special interest groups. Clinton is telling Iowa voters that the only way to change things is not by demanding it or hoping for it, but by working to change the way special interest groups work in Washington, D.C.
Although there is a double-digit difference in the most recent polls between Clinton and Obama and Edwards, with less than a week of hard campaigning on the horizon, there is no clear leader. Especially, with 10 percent of the polled voters still undecided, an Iowa winner likely not be known until after the January 3 caucus.
