Hillary Clinton enjoys a nineteen percentage point lead over Barack Obama in Missouri’s Democratic Presidential Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the state shows Clinton earning 43% of the vote while Obama attracts 24%. John Edwards trails Obama by six points and is supported by 18% of the state’s Likely Democratic Presidential Primary Voters.

Clinton leads by 28-percentage points among women but just seven points among men.

The former First Lady is viewed favorably by 82% of those likely to vote. Obama earns positive reviews from 69%.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Missouri’s Democratic Primary Voters believe Clinton is at least somewhat likely to win the White House if nominated. That figure includes 51% who believe she is Very Likely to defeat a Republican challenger in November. Seventy-six percent (76%) believe that Obama would be at least somewhat likely to emerge victorious in the general election.

Recent polling shows both Clinton and Obama leading the top three Republican candidates-- Romney, McCain, and Huckabee.

Clinton leads Obama nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll,

Obama has a large and growing lead in Saturday’s South Carolina Primary and in neighboring Georgia which votes on Super Tuesday. Clinton leads in Florida, California, New York, and New Jersey.

In Missouri, 89% of Democratic Primary Voters consider the economy to be a Very Important issue. Eighty-five percent (85%) say the same about Health Care while 71% see Government Ethics and Corruption as that high a priority. Sixty-one percent (61%) see the War in Iraq as that important.

Rasmussen Markets data gives Clinton a 66.5 % chance of winning the Democratic nomination and Obama a 31.8 % chance. On the Republican side, McCain is now given a 49.7 % chance of winning the nomination. Mitt Romney is at 35.5 % followed by Giuliani at 9.4 % and Mike Huckabee at 3.0 %. Numbers in this paragraph are from a prediction market, not a poll.

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