(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is now the best rated Democratic presidential hopeful in the United States, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates released by Newsweek. 45 per cent of respondents would choose Kerry as the party’s nominee, a 31 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
(CPOD) Feb. 3, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is now the best rated Democratic presidential hopeful in the United States, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates released by Newsweek. 45 per cent of respondents would choose Kerry as the party’s nominee, a 31 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
Kerry won the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 27, as well as the Iowa caucus on Jan. 19. The senator’s numbers have dramatically shifted since those two victories. Earlier this month, Kerry was backed by only 11 per cent of respondents. Conversely, Dean saw his support drop by 10 per cent after the two first contests of the season.
Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold votes today.
Polling Data
Who would you like to see nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004?
Late. Jan. 2004 | Early Jan. 2004 | |
John Kerry | 45% | 11% |
Howard Dean | 14% | 24% |
John Edwards | 11% | 5% |
Wesley Clark | 5% | 12% |
Joe Lieberman | 5% | 7% |
Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Newsweek
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 467 Democrats and Democratic leaners, conducted on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, 2004. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
