Clinton, Giuliani Lead in Connecticut

6 hours ago

THE RACE: The presidential race for the Republican, Democratic nominations in Connecticut.

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THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 45 percent

Barack Obama, 19 percent

John Edwards, 7 percent

Chris Dodd, 5 percent

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THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICANS

Rudy Giuliani, 41 percent

Mitt Romney, 13 percent

John McCain, 12 percent

Fred Thompson, 7 percent

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OF INTEREST:

The poll shows that Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd doesn't have much support in his home state, with 55 percent of those surveyed saying the state's senior senator is spending too much time on the campaign trail and not enough time serving as senator. Seventy percent of Connecticut voters surveyed say Dodd should drop out of the presidential race. Among Democrats, 68 percent want him to call it quits, while 26 percent say he should stay in the race.

In head-to-head general election matchups, the poll shows New York Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton with support from 45 percent of those surveyed to 44 percent for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

The survey of 1,029 registered voters was conducted by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Nov. 1-5. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. The poll includes 291 Republicans with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.7 percentage points, and 385 Democrats with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.