POLL: Obama narrows the gap and closes in on Hillary (36% / 32%), Gore and Edwards far behind

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POLL: Obama narrows the gap and closes in on Hillary (36% / 32%), Gore and Edwards far behind

Barack Obama Narrows the Gap and Closes in on Hillary Clinton

Al Gore and John Edwards Still a Long Way Behind Them

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While 13 points
separated Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama just one month
ago in the race for the Democratic nomination for President, the gap
between them has narrowed considerably to just four points. Just over
one-third (36%) of adults who would vote in a Democratic primary or caucus
would vote for Senator Clinton, while 32 percent would vote for Senator
Obama. Last month, 40 percent would vote for Senator Clinton and 27 percent
said they would vote for Senator Obama.

Of the next closest potential candidates, only one is an actual
candidate. However, both are very far behind the two front-runners. Al Gore
is next in preference as 14 percent would vote for him, followed by 12
percent who would vote for John Edwards. The other six candidates and
potential candidates are all even further behind with only Governor Bill
Richardson above one percent - - he is at three percent. The Democratic
primary race is clearly a two person race at this point in time.

These are some of the results of a Harris Poll of 3,304 U.S. adults
surveyed online by Harris Interactive(R) between June 1 and 12, 2007. This
survey included 1,196 adults who expect to vote in a Democratic primary or
caucus and like all polls conducted well before an election, it should not
be read as a prediction. Rather, it is a snap shot of the presidential
"horse race," at a very early stage in the race. A previous column(1)
reviewed the data on the Republican candidates.

Before being asked to pick their first choice in the primary elections,
the adults surveyed were also shown a list of all the main candidates in
both parties and some other well-known Republicans and Democrats, and asked
which of them they would consider voting for. They could name as many
people, in both parties, as they wished.

Among Democrats, more people say they would consider voting for Hillary
Clinton (70%) than for Barack Obama (57%). However, Obama edges Clinton
among Independents (by 38% to 33%). Among the next tier of candidates, half
of Democrats (49%) would consider Al Gore, while 43 percent of Democrats
would consider John Edwards.

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Base: Those who would vote in Democratic primary or caucus
April May June
% % %
Hillary Clinton 37 40 36
Barack Obama 32 27 32
Al Gore 13 13 14
John Edwards 14 12 12
Bill Richardson 3 3 3
Joe Biden 1 2 1
Dennis Kucinich 1 1 1
Wesley Clark * 1 1
Christopher Dodd * * *
Mike Gravel - * *

Note: Percentages do not add up to exactly 100% due to rounding
*Less than 0.5% "-" No response

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