Washington D.C. 1/4/2008 6:52:55 AM
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Barack Obama Leads Iowa Poll Released by Reuters/C SPAN/Zogby tracking poll

Here are the latest results from the Iowa poll by Reuters/C SPAN/Zogby tracking poll published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 905 voters polled with a middle-date of the poll approximately 1/1/07.

Reuters/C SPAN/Zogby tracking poll
Mid-date: 1/1/2007
Iowa
Added: 1/3/08
Est. MoE = 3.0%
Barack Obama 31%
John Edwards 27%
Hillary Clinton 24%
Bill Richardson 7%
Joe Biden 5%
Chris Dodd 1%
Unsure 5%

Quote:

Democrat Barack Obama continued his upward momentum through the evening before the Iowa caucuses, capturing the lead ahead of rivals John Edwards and Hillary Clinton.. Meanwhile, Republican Mike Hucakbee widened his lead over Mitt Romney down the stretch, the newest and last Reuters/C–SPAN/Zogby daily telephone tracking poll in Iowa shows.

Obama broke through the 30% barrier for the first time, gaining 31% support after another strong day leading up to the caucuses. But more dramatic was Clinton’s four-point drop in this last day of tracking. Edwards moved into second place by himself after another day where he steadily gained ground. This fifth and final daily tracking poll was conducted using live telephone operators in the Zogby call center in Upstate New York. Edwards finished this Zogby daily tracking in Iowa in the same place as four years ago, when Zogby correctly identified the finishing order of the candidates in that caucus.

Obama continued to perform very well among younger likely Democratic caucus-goers, while Clinton enjoys strong support from older voters. Among men, Obama has sprinted ahead of Edwards, who is now second. Clinton continues to lead among women, but only by a small margin.

Source: Presidential Polls

The average poll results over the last 30 days in the Iowa polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:

Candidate %
Hillary Clinton 29
Barack Obama 28
John Edwards 24
Bill Richardson 6
Joe Biden 5
Chris Dodd 1
Dennis Kucinich 1