Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants Michigan voters to know she feels their pain.

The Democratic presidential candidate said Wednesday in a conference call with reporters that she's already pushing for changes that would help residents facing foreclosure, job losses and high heating costs.

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Faced with an incomplete ballot, Democratic voters locally and statewide overwhelmingly chose former first lady and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton as their nominee in Tuesday's primary election.

Area voters said the war in Iraq and the economy were on their minds as they cast ballots in the run up to November's general election.

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New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton leads announced Democratic candidates in the 2008 presidential field in Michigan, while former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani apparently leads announced Republican candidates in the state, according to a recent poll.

Among likely Democratic voters, Clinton got 45 percent, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama had 26 percent and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards got 16 percent. Six percent were undecided and the rest went to other candidates.

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June is shaping up as a key month in the race for Michigan's Democratic presidential delegates, with a crucial appearance by U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton before labor leaders in Detroit.

Clinton's June 9 engagement with national AFL-CIO officials in Detroit and two planned visits to the state by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, come amid speculation she may seek to distance herself from fellow Sen. Barak Obama on auto-related issues.

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Michigan Democrats want a Clinton back in the White House -- by an overwhelming margin. But independent voters have lingering doubts about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, raising questions about whether she can continue her party's streak of winning Michigan's presidential delegates.

Almost a year before the state's parties hold primaries or caucuses, Clinton is the clear choice of Michigan Democrats with a nearly 30-point lead over her nearest rival, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, a Detroit Free Press-Local 4 Michigan Poll conducted last week shows. The New York senator and former first lady got strong support crossing racial lines, income levels, geographical boundaries and age.

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