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  Without GOP backers, Obama would lag
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News DateSunday, May 4, 2008 11:50:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionHillary Clinton would be beating Barack Obama in the popular vote if Democrats alone were choosing their presidential nominee, a Daily News analysis of primary voting has revealed.

Obama owes his first-place standing to the millions of independents and Republicans who voted for him in states that allowed them to participate in the Democratic nominating contest, the News found.

Clinton would top Obama by more than 360,000 votes if only Democrats were counted, and the delegate race - which Obama leads by 135 - would likely be tighter.

(The analysis excludes the disputed primaries in Florida and Michigan. If they are included, Clinton's advantage grows to more than 900,000 votes.)

The findings give both camps a talking point with superdelegates. Clinton can argue true-blue Democrats prefer her; Obama can contend his crossover appeal makes him a stronger candidate in November.

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