Poll: Clinton leads in West Virginia
May 13th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: WorldWASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton still retains advantage in the coming primaries in West Virginia and Kentucky despite calls on her to drop the race, according to a poll released on Monday.
A survey conducted by Suffolk University on May 10 and 11 found the New York senator leading her rival, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, by 60 percent to 24 percent, in West Virginia that is to hold its primary on Tuesday.
It also found that 67 percent of Democratic voters in the state said Clinton should stay in the race, while 24 percent preferred her to quit.
Obama’s favorability was relatively low, 44 percent favorable to 41 percent unfavorable, compared to Clinton, 70 percent favorable to 21 percent unfavorable, the poll showed.
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