Obama leads in New Hampshire poll
Updated on 07 January 2008
Hillary Clinton is facing her second primary defeat in less than a week, as Barack Obama tops a poll in New Hampshire.
The two had previously been neck and neck, but a Zogby poll for Reuters and C-Span puts Obama, the winner of the Iowa poll, ten points ahead of Clinton in the vote, which is due to be held tomorrow.
Clinton has long been the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, but Obama's surprise win in Iowa last week has given his campaign enormous momentum.
"This is a breathtaking movement in Obama's direction," pollster John Zogby told the Reuters news agency. "It's a surge for Obama and movement away from Clinton."
Obama has a strong lead among independents, and is popular with the young, moderates and union members, the poll said.
Among the Republican contenders, John McCain opened a five-point lead over Mitt Romney, who is recovering from a humiliating defeat in Iowa.
The front-runner in the national race, Rudy Giuliani, is currently vying for third place with the surprise winner in Iowa, former baptist preacher from Arkansas Mike Huckabee.
