(CPOD) Feb. 2, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top Democrat in Arizona, according to a poll by the Arizona Republic. 27 per cent of respondents would vote for Kerry in the state’s presidential primary, a nine per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
(CPOD) Feb. 2, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top Democrat in Arizona, according to a poll by the Arizona Republic. 27 per cent of respondents would vote for Kerry in the state’s presidential primary, a nine per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
Former Vermont governor Howard Dean leads the rest of the field with 13 per cent, followed by Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman. Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold votes tomorrow.
Kerry won the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 27, as well as the Iowa caucus on Jan. 19. Clark –who did not participate in Iowa– finished third in New Hampshire.
Arizona’s eight electoral votes went to George W. Bush in the 2000 election. The Republican candidate beat Democrat Al Gore by six per cent. Bill Clinton in 1996 is the only Democrat to have carried the state since 1972.
Polling Data
What candidate would you support in Arizona’s Democratic primary?
John Kerry | 27% |
Wesley Clark | 18% |
Howard Dean | 13% |
Joe Lieberman | 10% |
John Edwards | 8% |
Undecided | 23% |
Source: The Arizona Republic
Methodology: Interviews to 603 likely Arizona primary voters, conducted on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
