By SARAH GREENBLATT
Courier-Post Staff

Elected Democrats and registered voters in New Jersey have given New York Sen. Hillary Clinton widespread support in her quest for the White House, but the sudden emergence of a potent rival could change the equation, some observers contend.

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's unexpectedly strong showing in Iowa makes the Democratic primary in New Jersey on Feb. 5 hard to handicap, despite Clinton's 34-point lead in a Quinnipiac University poll of Garden State voters released Dec. 13, experts said.

And, despite strong support among Republican leaders in the state, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani may not be considered a sure winner either, one analyst said.

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