Hillary leads in Maryland (new WaPo poll)

THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Maryland.

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THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 48 percent

Barack Obama, 29 percent

John Edwards, 8 percent.

No other candidate received more than 3 percent.

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THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICANS

Rudy Giuliani, 39 percent

John McCain, 18 percent

Fred Thompson, 14 percent

Mitt Romney 10 percent

No other candidate received more than 4 percent

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OF INTEREST:

Clinton's lead over Obama has narrowed in Maryland since a Washington Post-ABC News national poll conducted late last month. In that poll, Clinton led Obama 53 percent to 20 percent. Maryland's presidential primaries are scheduled for Feb. 12, by which time many analysts expect candidates from both parties to have secured the nomination.

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The Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone Oct. 18 through 22 among a random sample of 1,103 Maryland adults. The results from the full poll have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJ7d-_R-0aHL0oWmC3fNNk6-8yPwD8SH051O0

I will try and post the actual poll later for the poll junkies out there.