Democratic Presidential Primaries: Clinton 29% Obama 22%
Following Election 2006, the nation can look forward to our first female Speaker of the House. Another woman, Senator Hillary Clinton, is the initial frontrunner for the 2008 Democratic Presidential nomination. However, fellow freshman Senator Barack Obama is close on her heels.
The first release of the Rasmussen Reports 2008 Presidential Tracking Poll finds Clinton the choice of 29%, while Obama has 22%. Former Vice President Al Gore is number three with 13%, and the 2004 Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards is also in double digits at 10%. The Democrats’ 2004 standard bearer, John Kerry, is the choice of just 4%.
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