Gov. Bill Richardson’s support in Nevada is at 6 percent in the newest poll.
That represents no change from the last major poll taken in Nevada several weeks ago.
The newest poll, conducted by American Research Group, has Hillary Clinton leading with 40 percent of support of likely Democratic caucus goers. John Edwards and Barack Obama each have 16 percent, and Richardson is in fourth place.
Support for all four increased slightly since the last ARG poll was conducted in Nevada in December. In the newest poll, no other candidate was above the margin of error and 15 percent said they were undecided.
The new poll, conducted June 15-19, surveyed 600 likely Democratic caucus goers and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.
The most recent poll of Nevada conducted before this newest poll, done for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, had Clinton at 37 percent, Edwards at 13 percent, Obama at 12 percent and Richardson at 6 percent. It also included Al Gore, who isn’t in the race but was at 9 percent.
The new poll didn’t include Gore.
Though Richardson says the early contest in Nevada is very important to his presidential run, the reality is that he has focused all of his money and most of his time in Iowa and New Hampshire, where most recent polls have him at between 8 and 10 percent, but the newest Iowa poll has him at 6 percent.
This is the second poll to come out this week that may point toward a leveling off of Richardson’s poll numbers after a quick climb in the polls in May.
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