Washington D.C. 1/12/2008 12:14:56 AM
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Barack Obama Leads South Carolina Poll Released by Rasmussen Reports

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

There were 785 voters polled on 1/9/08.

Rasmussen Reports
Date: 1/9/08
South Carolina
Added: 1/11/08
Est. MoE = 3.5%
Barack Obama 42%
Hillary Clinton 30%
John Edwards 15%
Unsure 10%
Other 2%

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These results are virtually identical to a pre-New Hampshire survey conducted over the weekend. and nobody else tops 3%. In December, Obama and Clinton were tied at 33%. In November, Clinton had a ten-point advantage.

Eighty-one percent (81%) have a favorable opinion of Obama, 77% say the same about Clinton, and 72% offer a positive assessment of Edwards. Those figures include 51% with a Very Favorable assessment of Obama. Forty-two percent (42%) are that positive about Clinton and 26% say the same about Edwards.

Fifty-four percent (54%) of South Carolina’s Likely Democratic Primary Voters view Clinton as politically moderate. Forty-five percent (45%) say the same about Edwards and 42% hold that view of Obama.

Source: Latest Polls, State Presidential Primary Polls

The average poll results over the last 5 days in the South Carolina polls from USAElectionPolls.com are:

Candidate %
Hillary Clinton 32
Barack Obama 41
John Edwards 15
Bill Richardson 2
Dennis Kucinich 3