With all the chatter about the inevitability of Mitt Romney winning the Republican nomination, it might be useful to recall the last time the media were sending the same message about an early favorite, at least according to the national polls:
Democratic Nomination Preferences | |
| Candidate | % Support |
| Hillary Clinton | 47 |
| Barack Obama | 26 |
| John Edwards | 11 |
| Bill Richardson | 4 |
| Joe Biden | 2 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 1 |
| Chris Dodd | 1 |
| Mike Gravel | * |
| Other | 1 |
| No opinion | 5 |
