Politics / Barack Obama Clinton Drops to 3rd in Last Poll Obama leads Edwards by 4% hours before Iowa caucus By Jason Farago, Newser Staff Posted Jan 3, 2008 6:59 AM CST Copied Democratic presidential hopeful,Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, smile during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (Associated Press) A new poll conducted hours before the Iowa caucus gives a surging Barack Obama a 4-point lead over John Edwards, with Hillary Clinton slipping to third place. The Reuters/Zogby poll puts Obama at 31% support among likely Democratic caucus-goers, with Edwards polling 27% and Clinton 24%. Among Republicans, Mike Huckabee held a six-point lead over nearest rival Mitt Romney. "There is a clear Clinton fade," said pollster John Zogby. The New York senator lost ground to Obama among Democrats (as opposed to independents, who may attend either party's caucus) and liberals, although 5% of Democratic caucus-goers remain undecided. Zogby insists the race is still too close to call, however, as Edwards polled only slightly below the margin of error. (More Barack Obama stories.) Report an error