Dark Horse Richardson Tops Edwards In Straw Poll

Dark horse Bill Richardson has topped John Edwards 35-30 percent in The McCarville Report Online's straw poll of possible Democratic candidates for president. New York Senator Hillary Clinton finished in third place at 13 percent. Others were Barack Obama, 10 percent; Wesley Clark, 4 percent; Dennis Kucinich, 4 percent; and Joe Biden, 3 percent. Richardson reportedly plans to campaign in Oklahoma next month. There's nothing scientific about our online polls and given the conservative bent of most readers (and most Oklahomans!), our poll results often skew conservative. Nonetheless, they do often seem to reflect wider sentiment. Our previous poll of Republicans ended with non-candidate Newt Gingrich the winner; today's new poll pits Gingrich versus Richardson.

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