(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry holds a commanding edge among Democratic presidential hopefuls in Missouri, according to a poll by Research 2000 released by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and KMOV-TV. 44 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s primary election, a 30 per cent lead over North Carolina senator John Edwards.
(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry holds a commanding edge among Democratic presidential hopefuls in Missouri, according to a poll by Research 2000 released by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and KMOV-TV. 44 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s primary election, a 30 per cent lead over North Carolina senator John Edwards.
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean leads the rest of the field with nine per cent. Voting intention was affected after Missouri congressman Dick Gephardt withdrew from the race on Jan. 20.
Kerry won the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 27, as well as the Iowa caucus on Jan. 19. Edwards finished second in Iowa and fourth in New Hampshire.
Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold votes today. Gephardt’s name will appear on the Missouri ballots, which were made before his departure announcement.
George W. Bush won Missouri’s 11 electoral votes in 2000, with 50.4 per cent of all cast ballots. Aside from the 1956 presidential election, the state has picked the eventual winner in every contest since 1900.
Polling Data
What candidate would you support in Missouri’s Democratic primary?
John Kerry | 44% |
John Edwards | 14% |
Howard Dean | 9% |
Wesley Clark | 5% |
Joe Lieberman | 5% |
Al Sharpton | 2% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% |
Undecided | 19% |
Source: Research 2000 / The St. Louis Post-Dispatch / KMOV-TV
Methodology: Interviews to 500 likely Missouri primary voters, conducted from Jan. 28 to Jan. 30, 2004. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
