Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, left., kisses his wife Cindy after she introduces him at a campaign rally at Hope College in Holland, Mich.
Posted on 01/14/2008 10:24:09 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, left., kisses his wife Cindy after she introduces him at a campaign rally at Hope College in Holland, Mich.
Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a commanding lead over Barack Obama in California as the Democratic presidential contest heads toward the Feb. 5 primary, a new statewide poll has found. John McCain's resurgent campaign claimed a slim lead among Republicans, with a trio of candidates competing to challenge him.
The L.A. Times/CNN/Politico poll, conducted by Opinion Research Corp., showed that the race remains extremely fluid, even as voters in the state are casting mail-in ballots. Six in 10 Republican primary voters said they might change candidates in the next three weeks. Among Democrats, four in 10 said they could still change their minds.
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The Republican race is far more uncertain. Among likely voters, Arizona Sen. McCain was ahead with 20%. Mitt Romney was at 16%, Rudolph W. Giuliani at 14% and Mike Huckabee at 13%. All four were within the poll's margin of sampling error. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas had 8%, and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson was at 6%. Rep. Duncan Hunter of Alpine did not register on the poll.
Overall, Republicans judged McCain to be the GOP candidate best positioned to defeat the eventual Democratic nominee, and -- by a broad margin -- listed him as the candidate most possessing honesty and integrity.
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Romney winning in Michigan may help do that.
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