Obama Surpasses Clinton Among Young Democrats

Barack Obama has blown past Hillary Clinton as the candidate of choice among Democrats under the age of 30, according to the results of a USA Today/Gallup Poll published today.

A USA Today article on the findings of the poll of 2010 adults, conducted Thursday through Sunday, says 57 percent of Democrats under the age of 30 favor Mr. Obama, while 29 percent favor Ms. Clinton.

As of December, Ms. Clinton had been the clear front-runner Democrats in the 18-29 age bracket, leading Mr. Obama 45 percent to 28 percent.

The poll results released today show that Ms. Clinton retains the lead among Democrats as a whole, with 45 percent favoring her, 33 percent favoring Mr. Obama, and 13 percent supporting John Edwards.

Gallup said the margin of error in its polling of Democrats was plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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