Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani are both enjoying leads throughout the South, according to a new Elon University poll. In the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Florida and Georgia, Clinton leads Obama by a 45%-17% margin, and Giuliani edges out the South's own son Fred Thompson by 25%-16%.

The poll confirms that both Obama and Thompson are struggling with what should be base constituencies: African-American voters and Southern conservatives, respectively.