Giuliani slips; Hillary up 17 points

"WASHINGTON — Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's lead over his Republican presidential rivals has narrowed considerably, while New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has maintained her advantage in the race for the Democratic nomination, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll........

Among Democrats, Clinton led in the survey with 37 percent support to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's 20 percent. Former vice president Al Gore, who has said he has no plans to run, had the support of 17 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents; former North Carolina senator John Edwards stood at 14 percent. No other Democrat received more than 3 percent.

In late February, Clinton led with 36 percent to Obama's 24 percent. Over those two months, Obama has not been able to maintain the momentum he had shown in attracting black support. In the new poll, 43 percent of blacks preferred Clinton for the Democratic nomination while 34 percent preferred Obama."
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