A new Diageo/Hotline statewide survey (release, results) of 1,015 likely caucus voters in Iowa (conducted 12/7 through 12/12) finds:
* Among 569 likely Democratic caucus voters, Sen. Barack Obama runs even with Sen. Hillary Clinton (both at 27%) in a statewide caucus; former Sen. John Edwards runs at 22%, Gov. Bill Richardson at 8%, Sen. Joe Biden at 5%.
* Among 446 likely Republican caucus voters, former Gov. Mike Huckabee leads former Gov. Mitt Romney (36% to 23%) in a statewide caucus; former Mayor Rudy GIuliani trails at 12%, former Sen. Fred Thompson at 8%, Sen. John McCain at Rep. Ron Paul both at 5%.
* All other candidates receive less than five percent each. The margin of sampling error is 4.1% for likely Democratic caucus goers and 4.6% for likely Republican caucus goers.
http://www.pollster.com/blogs/poll_diageohotline_iowa_caucus.php
