HERB JACKSON
THE RECORD

New Yorkers Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani remain the top choices for president in New Jersey, and most voters do not expect to change their minds before the Feb. 5 primary, a poll by The Record found.

Supporters of other candidates dismissed the results, saying primaries and caucuses in other states this month would make New Jersey competitive.

Clinton led fellow Sen. Barack Obama 48 percent to 23 percent, with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards at 11 percent, in the poll of 400 likely Democratic voters taken Wednesday and Thursday. Undecided voters made up 13 percent of those surveyed.

The Republican field was closer, a parallel survey of 400 likely voters found.

Former New York City Mayor Giuliani led Arizona Sen. John McCain 34 percent to 18 percent, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 11 percent and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Texas Rep. Ron Paul at 8 percent each. Some 17 percent of Republicans were undecided.

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