From Des Moines Register poll:
Obama wins against McCain in November 53-36.
McCain wins against Clinton in November 49-40.
Obama, not Clinton, favored over McCain
By THOMAS BEAUMONT • REGISTER STAFF WRITER • Copyright 2008, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company • February 24, 2008
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Whether Iowa turns red or blue in the fall presidential election may have a lot to do with which Democrat is on the ballot against Republican John McCain, according to a new Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register.
Barack Obama would carry Iowa if he were the Democratic nominee running against McCain, if voters feel in November the way they do now.
But McCain would carry Iowa in an election matchup with Democrat Hillary Clinton if the election were held now, according to the new poll.
Obama, an Illinois senator and his party's frontrunner, was the choice of 53 percent of Iowans who plan to vote in November. McCain, an Arizona senator, was the choice of 36 percent of Iowans in an Obama-McCain contest.
However, if the choice voters have in November is McCain vs. Clinton, the new poll shows 49 percent of Iowans would choose McCain, compared with 40 percent who would choose Clinton.
The Iowa Poll's findings mirror national head-to-head surveys and come as Clinton has slipped behind Obama nationally in Democratic preference polls.
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