(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top presidential hopeful for Democrat voters in Arizona, according to a poll by the Los Angeles Times and CNN. 29 per cent of respondents would vote for Kerry in the state’s primary, a seven per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top presidential hopeful for Democrat voters in Arizona, according to a poll by the Los Angeles Times and CNN. 29 per cent of respondents would vote for Kerry in the state’s primary, a seven per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is third with 13 per cent, followed by North Carolina senator John Edwards. Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold votes today.
Kerry won the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 27, as well as the Iowa caucus on Jan. 19. Clark –who did not participate in Iowa– finished third in New Hampshire.
Arizona’s eight electoral votes went to George W. Bush in the 2000 election. The Republican candidate beat Democrat Al Gore by six per cent. Bill Clinton in 1996 is the only Democrat to have carried the state since 1972.
Polling Data
What candidate would you vote for in Arizona’s Democratic primary?
John Kerry | 29% |
Wesley Clark | 22% |
Howard Dean | 13% |
John Edwards | 8% |
Joe Lieberman | 3% |
Dennis Kucinich | 2% |
Al Sharpton | 1% |
Undecided | 22% |
Source: Los Angeles Times / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 451 likely Arizona primary voters, conducted from Jan. 28 to Jan. 30, 2004. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
