DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) -- With two days to go until the Iowa caucuses, a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll out Tuesday shows both the Democratic and Republican presidential nomination races tied at the top.
1 of 2 But with a quarter of all Democratic voters and nearly half of all Republican voters still making up their minds at this late stage, almost anything can happen Thursday night in the first contest for the White House.
Among Democrats, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York wins the most support, with 33 percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers backing Clinton and 31 percent supporting Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. But taking into account the survey's sampling error of 4.5 percentage points in the Democratic race, the race is virtually tied.
Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina is in third place in the poll at 22 percent.
Clinton and Obama both gained 3 points since the last CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll in mid December, with Edwards dropping 4 points.
"The survey suggests that for the Democrats, a three-way race may have effectively become a two-way race," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
The poll indicates that Iowa Democrats believe Clinton has the best chance of winning in November and is the most experienced. Obama is seen as the most likable and the most honest.
"Edwards doesn't stand out on any of the qualities, according to poll," said CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider.
The remaining Democratic presidential candidates, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio are all in single digits. Former Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska is at less than 0.5 of 1 percent.
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