New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads Illinois Senator Barack Obama by ten percentage points in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Clinton with 43% of the vote while Obama is the top choice for 33% of the state’s Likely Primary Voters. Those numbers reflect little change from September when Clinton held a 43% to 30% advantage. In August, Clinton was ahead by eight (see crosstabs).

Currently, John Edwards is a distant third at 11% and no other Democrat tops the 2% level of support.

Among black voters, Obama is supported by 46%, Clinton by 45%. However, among white voters, the picture looks entirely different--Clinton earns 42% support, Edwards 23%, and Obama 16%.

Among women, Clinton leads 47% to 34%. Among men, her advantage is much smaller, 38% to 32%.

Eighty-one percent (81%) have a favorable opinion of Clinton. Seventy-seven percent (77%) view Obama favorably and 68% offer a positive assessment of Edwards. Those figures are little changed from earlier surveys.

Fifty-six percent (56%) of women have a Very Favorable opinion of Clinton, 44% of men say the same.

Clinton, Obama, and Edwards are virtually even in Iowa, the first state to vote in Election 2008. Clinton leads in New Hampshire, Florida, and national polls.

Sixty-six percent (66%) of Clinton’s supporters say they are “certain” to vote for her. Sixty-three percent (63%) of Obama’s say the same along with just 44% of Edwards’ South Carolina supporters.

Sixty-six percent (66%) of likely primary voters believe officers should check the immigration status of anyone they pull over for a traffic violation. Fifty-five percent (55%) say that illegal immigrants discovered through this process should be deported. Democratic primary voters are evenly divided as to whether such a policy would be a temptation to discriminate.

Seventy percent (70%) oppose drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants. Among all adults nationwide 77% are opposed to drivers’ licenses for undocumented immigrants.

Among South Carolina Republicans, Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney are tied for the lead.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll is updated daily by noon Eastern.

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