Clinton, Romney ahead in New Hampshire

Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney continue to lead their respective fields in the latest poll of New Hampshire voters.

Clinton had the support of 36 percent of Democrats, well ahead of Barack Obama with 18 percent, John Edwards with 12 percent, and Bill Richardson with 10 percent, according to the poll conducted for Franklin Pierce University and WBZ.

Among Republicans, Romney drew backing from 30 percent, compared to 23 percent for Rudy Giuliani, 14 percent for John McCain and 8 percent for Fred Thompson.

New Hampshire will hold the nation's first presidential primary, sometime in early January. Secretary of State William M. Gardner will set the exact date after all the maneuvering by states trying to move up their nominating contests.

The telephone survey, conducted from Sept. 11 to 14 by RKM Research and Communication, has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points both for the 400 Republican primary voters and the 403 Democrats surveyed.