WASHINGTON
Thompson leads GOP in Nevada poll
Actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson leads the Republican presidential field in Nevada even though he has not declared his candidacy, according to a poll made available to McClatchy Newspapers and NBC News.
Nevada could have an influential role because it will hold its nominating caucuses Jan. 19 – five days after Iowa and three days before New Hampshire’s primary.
The poll showed Thompson with 25 percent support among Republicans considered likely to attend a nominating caucus, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 20 percent, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani with 17 percent and Sen. John McCain of Arizona with 8 percent.
For Democrats, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton led with 39 percent, followed by Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois with 17 percent, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina with 12 percent, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson with 7 percent and Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware with 2 percent.
NASHUA, N.H.
Dodd aims to boost community service
Democratic presidential hopeful Christopher Dodd is issuing a call for community service that aims to create the first generation in which everyone serves their country.
“Endowed as we are with so many gifts, is it too much to ask that we each give something back to this remarkable place?” the Connecticut senator said Saturday.
He proposes making community service mandatory for high school students, doubling the size of the Peace Corps by 2011 and expanding the AmeriCorps national service program to 1 million participants.
