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NBC17 Poll: Obama Leads Clinton 51 To 44 Percent Among Democratic Voters
 
Friday, May 02, 2008 - 12:00 AM Updated: 06:50 AM
 
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A new NBC17 telephone poll shows that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is ahead of Hillary Clinton just days before the May 6 primary.

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Of all age groups, men and women, Obama leads with 51 percent of the vote as compared to Clinton's 44 percent. Another three percent were undecided and two percent chose "other."
 
The results are from the Research 2000 North Carolina Democratic Primary Poll, which was conduced April 29 and 30 across the state. The poll includes results from 500 likely Democratic voters who where interviewed by telephone with a 4.5 percent margin of error.
 
The poll also shows that younger voters (ages 18-29) heavily favor Obama 67 percent to Clinton's 29 percent. On the other hand, those over 60 chose Clinton by a margin of 59 percent to 35 percent. Overall, Clinton leads for those over 45 years old while Obama leads all younger sets.
 
Women also chose Clinton by a slight margin over Obama, 49 to 47 percent, while men chose Obama 56 percent to 38 percent for Clinton.
 
The poll also shows that black voters chose Obama by a whopping 88 percent margin.
 
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NORTH CAROLINA POLL RESULTS – MAY 2008  
 
The Research 2000 North Carolina Democratic Primary Poll was conducted April 29 and April 30, 2008. There were a total of 500 likely Democratic Primary voters interviewed statewide by telephone. The margin for error is 4.5%.
 
SAMPLE FIGURES:
 
Men                                           231          (46%)
Women                                     269           (54%)
 
White                                        310          (62%)
Black                                        161           (32%)
Other                                          29             (6%)
 
18-29                                        109          (22%)
30-44                                        165          (33%)
45-59                                        124          (25%)
60+                                           102           (20%)
 

2008 PRESIDENTIAL RACE:
 
QUESTION: If the Democratic Primary for President were held today, which of the following candidates would you vote for? (ROTATED):
 
                                         ALL      MEN    WOMEN      WHITE       BLACK     OTHER                          
 
Barack Obama                 51%        56%        47%             30%              88%           69%
Hillary Clinton                 44%        38%       49%              66%               5%           23%
Other                                 2%          3%          1%                2%               3%             -
Undecided                         3%          3%          3%                2%               4%             8%
 
 
                                         ALL      18-29      30-44       45-59      60+                         
 
Barack Obama                  51%        67%         55%         46%      35%       
Hillary Clinton                  44%        29%        40%          50%      59%         
Other                                   2%          1%          3%            2%        2%
Undecided                           3%          3%          2%            2%        4%
 
 
 
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