TRENTON, N.J., Feb. 3 Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hold commanding leads in the New Jersey race for their partys' presidential nominations, a poll indicates.
Just two days ahead of the Garden State's primary, Clinton has a 14 point lead over Barack Obama in the Democrats' race, while McCain has a 32-point advantage over Mitt Romney on the Republican side, a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll indicates.
The poll, released Sunday, indicates Clinton, the junior senator from New York, is the choice of half of likely Democratic primary voters, while 36 percent say they will vote for Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, Gannett reported.
"The Democratic electorate is volatile, with one-in-seven still undecided," said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.
On the GOP ticket, Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, was the choice of 23 percent while 7 percent said they would vote for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and 3 percent said they were planning to support Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
Murray said former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's exit from the GOP race has been a boon for McCain.
"As expected, Giuliani supporters in New Jersey flocked to McCain, reflecting similar moderate views which are in line with most Republican voters here," he said.
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