Maryland polls currently give edge to ObamaWednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
By ALAN BRODY
Staff writer
ANNAPOLIS – If the Democratic presidential nomination is still up for grabs when Marylanders head to the polls on Feb. 12, Gov. Martin O’Malley will be counted on to deliver the state for Sen. Hillary Clinton.
But several polls released last week gave a slight edge to her chief rival, Sen. Barack Obama, who has the support of Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and Comptroller Peter Franchot.
That has some pondering how much, if anything, is at stake for O’Malley, who in May became one of the first governors to endorse.
‘‘When you deal with presidential politics, most people base their opinions on the candidates themselves, rather than endorsements,” said Sen. Robert A. Zirkin (D-Baltimore County), an early supporter of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who dropped out of the race this month.
The Clinton campaign is likely to make a strong push in Maryland should the state matter because Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, whose state also votes on Feb. 12, has endorsed Obama (D) of Illinois.
The Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies poll of 848 Maryland registered voters released last week showed 36 percent of respondents would vote for Obama, as opposed to 33 percent for Clinton and 17 percent for former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards.
Obama enjoyed a wider lead over Clinton – 39 percent to 26 percent — in a survey of 904 registered voters commissioned by The (Baltimore) Sun.
Edwards lagged behind with 12 percent support.
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