Barack Moves Into Lead; McCain Holds Onto Top Spot
Tracking Poll Shows Movement In Democratic Race
UPDATED: 7:02 pm EST January 6, 2008
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The latest WMUR/CNN tracking poll shows that Barack Obama has moved into a significant lead over his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
The poll, taken on Jan. 5 and 6, shows Obama leading Clinton, 39 to 29 percent. John Edwards has slipped to 16 percent from 20 percent, followed by Bill Richardson at 7 percent and Dennis Kucinich at 2 percent.
The poll has a margin of error of 5 percent.
On the Republican side, John McCain has maintained his 6-point lead over Mitt Romney, 32 to 26 percent.
Iowa winner Mike Huckabee has climbed slightly to 14 percent from 11 percent, followed by Rudy Giuliani at 11 percent, Ron Paul at 10 percent, and Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson at 1 percent.
The Republican poll has a margin of error of 6 percent.