"Clinton, McCain hold 9-point leads in California"

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Clinton, McCain hold 9-point leads in California
By DAVID WHITNEY - McClatchy Newspapers

Published 3:00 am PST Sunday, February 3, 2008

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WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by strong support among Hispanic voters, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton enjoys a 9-point lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama heading into Tuesday's California Democratic primary, according to a new McClatchy-MSNBC poll.

In the Republican contest, Arizona Sen. John McCain also held a comfortable 9-point advantage over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee barely breaking double digits and Texas Rep. Ron Paul a mere blip.

The poll by Mason-Dixon Polling was conducted Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. It questioned 400 likely voters from each party, with a 5 percent margin of error. Among Democrats, 16 percent were undecided; among Republicans, 11 percent were undecided.
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The California poll was one of a series of McClatchy-MSNBC polls that show McCain leads Republicans in all four corners of the country heading into a rush of primaries on Tuesday, while Clinton and Obama were locked in a close struggle for Democratic delegates coast to coast.

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