(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – North Carolina senator John Edwards maintains the lead among South Carolina Democrat voters, according to a poll by American Research Group. 31 per cent of respondents would support Edwards, a seven per cent lead over Massachusetts senator John Kerry.
(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – North Carolina senator John Edwards maintains the lead among South Carolina Democrat voters, according to a poll by American Research Group. 31 per cent of respondents would support Edwards, a seven per cent lead over Massachusetts senator John Kerry.
Retired general Wesley Clark leads the rest of the field with 11 per cent, followed by reverend Al Sharpton. 12 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 presidential primary on Jan. 27, as well as the Iowa caucus on Jan. 19. On Jan. 28, Edwards rejected the idea of becoming a vice-presidential candidate in case he fails to get the Democratic nomination for president.
George W. Bush won South Carolina’s eight electoral votes in 2000, with 57 per cent of all cast ballots. No Democrat has carried the state since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Polling Data
What candidate would you vote for in South Carolina’s Democratic primary?
Feb. 1 | Jan. 31 | Jan. 25 | |
John Edwards | 31% | 30% | 21% |
John Kerry | 24% | 23% | 17% |
Wesley Clark | 11% | 12% | 14% |
Al Sharpton | 10% | 10% | 15% |
Howard Dean | 9% | 9% | 8% |
Joe Lieberman | 4% | 3% | 5% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Undecided | 10% | 12% | 18% |
Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 600 likely South Carolina primary voters, conducted on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
