Poll: Clinton holds slight lead over Obama in Indiana

THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Indiana

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THE NUMBERS:

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 49 percent

Barack Obama, 43 percent

Undecided, 6 percent

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OF INTEREST:

Despite trailing Clinton, Obama was seen as more popular, with 58 percent of respondents giving him a favorable rating compared with Clinton's 53 percent. Forty-four percent said they would vote Democratic if their choice of candidate lost the nomination, while 38 percent said they would vote for Republican John McCain.

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The poll by Boston-based Suffolk University was conducted by telephone Saturday and Sunday. It involved interviews with 600 likely Democratic voters in Indiana. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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