"Poll: Obama, McCain Lead in Illinois
By The Associated Press Ð 1 hour ago
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in Illinois.
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THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS
Barack Obama, 55 percent
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 24 percent
Undecided, 20 percent
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THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICANS
John McCain, 43 percent
Mitt Romney, 20 percent
Mike Huckabee, 15 percent
Undecided, 17 percent
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OF INTEREST:
In the Democratic race, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois led Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York better than 2-1 in the poll done for the Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV. And 48 percent said Obama has the best chance of winning the general election, compare to 23 percent for Clinton Ñ a dramatic shift from a similar poll done Dec. 9-13 that gave Clinton 39 percent and Obama 37 percent. The December poll also ranked McCain fourth, behind Rudy Giuliani, Huckabee and Romney."
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