(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is now the top presidential hopeful for Democrat voters in New Mexico, according to a poll by Research and Polling Inc. published in the Albuquerque Journal. 31 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s caucuses, a 16 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is now the top presidential hopeful for Democrat voters in New Mexico, according to a poll by Research and Polling Inc. published in the Albuquerque Journal. 31 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s caucuses, a 16 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
Retired general Wesley Clark leads the rest of the field with 14 per cent. 27 per cent of respondents are undecided. 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 held on Jan. 19. Dean finished second in New Hampshire and third in Iowa.
New Mexico’s five electoral votes went to Democrat Al Gore in the 2000 election, who defeated George W. Bush by 366 ballots. No Republican has carried the state since George H. Bush in 1988.
Polling Data
What candidate would you vote for in New Mexico’s Democratic primary?
John Kerry | 31% |
Howard Dean | 15% |
Wesley Clark | 14% |
John Edwards | 7% |
Joe Lieberman | 3% |
Dennis Kucinich | 2% |
Undecided | 27% |
Source: Research and Polling Inc. / The Albuquerque Journal
Methodology: Interviews to 500 registered New Mexico Democrats, conducted on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, 2004. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
