Washington D.C. 1/7/2008 11:35:25 AM
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Barack Obama Leads New Hampshire Poll Released by Rasmussen Reports

Here are the latest results from the New Hampshire poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 1102 voters polled with a middle-date of the poll approximately 1/5/08.

Rasmussen Reports
Date: 1/4-5/08
New Hampshire
Added: 1/6/08
Est. MoE = 2.9%
Barack Obama 39%
Hillary Clinton 27%
John Edwards 18%
Bill Richardson 8%
Dennis Kucinich 3%

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The current poll shows John Edwards with 18%, Bill Richardson with 8%, and Dennis Kucinich with 3% support.

Nationally, Clinton still leads in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. However, Rasmussen Markets data now shows that Obama is narrowly favored to win the nomination. In New Hampshire’s Republican race, John McCain holds a narrow lead over Mitt Romney.

Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Primary Voters say they would be at least somewhat likely to vote for Barack Obama if he is nominated. An identical number, 88%, say the same about John Edwards. Just 80% would consider voting for Hillary Clinton if she is nominated. Those figures reflect a bit more unity than is found among Republicans. John McCain is the only GOP candidate to top the 80% mark on this question.

Obama is seen as the most electable Democratic candidate. Eighty-seven percent (87%) believe he would be at least somewhat likely to win if nominated. Seventy-six percent (76%) say the same about Clinton and 75% think Edwards would have a chance. Fifty-one percent (51%) of the Likely Democratic Primary Voters believe Obama would be Very Likely to win. Just 38% have such confidence in Clinton.

Source: Presidential Polls

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

Candidate %
Hillary Clinton 33
Barack Obama 28
John Edwards 17
Bill Richardson 6
Joe Biden 2
Chris Dodd 1
Dennis Kucinich 2