(CPOD) Feb. 2, 2004 – North Carolina senator John Edwards is the top Democratic presidential hopeful for voters in South Carolina, according to a poll by the Los Angeles Times and CNN. 32 per cent of respondents would support Edwards, a 12 per cent lead over Massachusetts senator John Kerry.
(CPOD) Feb. 2, 2004 – North Carolina senator John Edwards is the top Democratic presidential hopeful for voters in South Carolina, according to a poll by the Los Angeles Times and CNN. 32 per cent of respondents would support Edwards, a 12 per cent lead over Massachusetts senator John Kerry.
Retired general Wesley Clark leads the rest of the field with eight per cent, followed by former Vermont governor Howard Dean. 23 per cent of respondents are undecided. Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold votes tomorrow.
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?
John Edwards | 32% |
John Kerry | 20% |
Wesley Clark | 8% |
Howard Dean | 7% |
Al Sharpton | 5% |
Joe Lieberman | 4% |
Undecided | 23% |
Source: Los Angeles Times / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 448 likely South Carolina primary voters, conducted from Jan. 28 to Jan. 30, 2004. Margin of error is 5 per cent.
