New poll puts
Clinton further ahead of Edwards, Obama in Iowa

Sen. Hillary Clinton seems to be gaining steam in Iowa. A new NewsMax/Zogby poll found Clinton pulling ahead of her rivals there with 30% support, versus 23% for John Edwards and 19% for Sen. Barack Obama.

The survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points and was conducted August 17-19, painted a slightly more decisive picture than an ABC News-Washington Post survey that put Clinton at 27% with Obama and Edwards tied at 26% each. That poll was conducted July 26-31 and had a four-point margin of error.

The latest NewsMax/Zogby poll found that Clinton added six points to her column since the last poll they conducted in May put Edwards in the lead at 26% followed by Clinton with 24% and Obama with 22%.

Clinton also expanded her lead among women in Iowa--a key demographic for her--to 35%, while Obama gets 19% and Edwards garners 17%. (The Advocate)