General Affection

In the latest Diageo/Hotline poll, which surveyed 803 registered voters between February 14 and 17, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama 45-43% among Dem primary voters, with 7% undecided. Among GOP primary voters, John McCain leads Mike Huckabee 53-25%, with 9% undecided.

In a generic general election matchup, the Dem candidate leads the GOP nominee 46-35%, with 14% of voters undecided. The survey also shows Obama leading McCain 48-40%, and Obama leading Huckabee 49-38%. McCain leads Clinton 48-40%, while Clinton leads Huckabee 49-39%.

In a three-person race, Obama leads McCain and Michael Bloomberg 44-39-6%, and Obama leads Huckabee and Bloomberg 47-33-8%. Clinton meanwhile leads McCain and Bloomberg 42-40-6%, and Clinton leads Huckabee and Bloomberg 45-35-7%.

Please look to today's Hotline for full results.

(MATTHEW GOTTLIEB)