Obama Surges Past Hillary in Latest Iowa Poll

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois has surged to a 9-point lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York in the race for the Iowa presidential caucuses, according to a poll released Saturday by the Davenport, Iowa, Quad City Times.

The poll shows Clinton tied for second place with former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, with Edwards rising and Clinton declining.

This is a dramatic shift from the results of last month's edition of the same poll, in which Clinton led Obama by 2 points and Edwards ran in third place. More....