IA: New poll has Obama up on McCain 45%-38% in Iowa
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A new Rasmussen Reports poll has Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain in Iowa 45 percent to 38 percent. The 7-point margin is wider than Obama's lead in two previous Rasmussen polls, where he had margins of 2 points and 4 points.
The poll also looked at the potential of Obama selecting Hillary Clinton as his running mate. Thirty-five percent of Iowa Democrats believed she should be VP, compared to 51 percent of Dems nationally.
Rasmussen also looked at how the candidates did by gender: "Obama has expanded his lead based primarily on more support from women. He leads now by nineteen points among women, up from an eight point advantage last month. McCain has a seven-point advantage among men."
The telephone poll of 500 likely voters, conducted on June 10, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
See the poll release
