Politics | John McCain McCain Now National GOP Favorite: Poll Clinton still leads Dems, but Obama doubles 'electability' By Katherine Thompson Posted Jan 14, 2008 6:56 AM CST Copied Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall meeting at Rosemary Clarke Middle School in Pahrump, Nev., Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Associated Press) A new nationwide poll shows seismic shifts in the standings of presidential hopefuls in the last month, with John McCain, earlier counted out with just 7% support, now leading the GOP race at 33%. The New York Times/CBS poll has Mike Huckabee trailing with 18%, and Rudy Giuliani with 10%. Mitt Romney's support among Republicans slid from 16% to 8%. The Democratic race is less volatile: Hillary Clinton still enjoys a sizable lead, but Barack Obama is catching up in electability. While Clinton's 42% to Obama's 27% are close to what they were in December, 35% of Democrats now say Obama would be best able to defeat a Republican candidate, up from 14% last month. Read These Next Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Supreme Court gives Trump big win on national injunctions. Report an error