Special Report: U.S. presidential election 2008

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to supporters at his North Carolina and Indiana primary election night rally in Raleigh, North Carolina May 6, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- A majority of U.S. Democrats want presidential candidate Barack Obama to choose his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his running mate should he win the nomination, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

    The new Gallup poll showed that 55 percent of 1,017 Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents surveyed believe Obama should share the "dream ticket" with Clinton if he wins in the presidential nomination race.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) campaigns during a rally at Logan Middle School in West Virginia, May 12, 2008. West Virginia holds its Presidential Primary on May 13.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Among Clinton's supporters, nearly 75 percent want the New York senator to be offered the No. 2 spot, while only 43 percent of Obama's voters agree, said the poll.

    The two candidates continue with their competition for the nominee to West Virginia on Tuesday as thousands of voters are casting their ballots across the state.

    With only six primaries left before the nomination race ends, the Democratic Party still has no winning candidate.

    However, about 55 percent of Democrats was ok with the continuing campaign while only 35 percent said Clinton should dropout, the same Gallup poll showed.

    But there is a major difference in views of this issue between supporters of the two candidates. Three-quarters of Clinton's supporters insisted she should stay in the race, compared to 60 percent of Obama's supporters said she should quit, it added.

    Despite Clinton's vow to stay until there is a Democratic presidential nominee, she was trailed by Obama in the latest national poll, at 50 percent to 44 percent, a separate Gallup poll showed. 

Poll: Clinton leads in West Virginia

    WASHINGTON, May 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton still retains advantage in the coming primaries in West Virginia and Kentucky despite calls on her to drop the race, according to a poll released on Monday.

    A survey conducted by Suffolk University on May 10 and 11 found the New York senator leading her rival, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, by 60 percent to 24 percent, in West Virginia that is to hold its primary on Tuesday. Full story

Hillary Clinton: race is not over

    BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday toured rural West Virginia, the place where Anna Jarvis came up with the concept for Mother's Day 100 years ago, sending the message that what the country needs is a mother in the White House. Full story

Clinton delivers "Top 10" list on Letterman show

    BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York appeared on Monday on the "Late Show with David Letterman" to deliver the "Top 10" reasons she loves America, which included the ability to order her trademark pantsuits around the clock on the Internet.

    Clinton, who appeared on tape from North Carolina where she was campaigning ahead of the state's nominating primary on Tuesday, used the list to take a poke at Letterman with her No.1 reason: "Apparently anyone can get a talk show." Full story

Top U.S. Democrats expect presidential nomination race to end soon

    WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Top U.S. Democrats said Tuesday that they expected the presidential nomination race between Senator Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton to end soon after June 3,the last day of the primary season.

    In an interview on National Public Radio, former vice presidential Gore expressed confidence that a Democratic presidential nominee will be decided soon after the last nomination contests on June 3. Full story

Tuesday's Democratic primaries crucial, but unlikely to be conclusive

    WASHINGTON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Sen. Barrack Obama of Illinois and rival Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York are competing fiercely in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries Tuesday, the latest critical day in the Democratic presidential nomination race.

    For front-runner Obama, the primaries present an opportunity to wipe out doubts about him being a "flawed" candidate in the general election. Full story

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) addresses a campaign rally at Logan Middle School in West Virginia, May 12, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is presented with a helmet by race car driver Sarah Fisher as they stand next to her car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana May 6, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a campaign stop at the Merrillville Fire Department Station #2 in Merrillville, Indiana, May 5, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>