(CPOD) Jan. 30, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top presidential hopeful in Missouri, according to a poll by Market Data Specialists released by The Kansas City Star and KMBC. 25 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s Democratic primary.
(CPOD) Jan. 30, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top presidential hopeful in Missouri, according to a poll by Market Data Specialists released by The Kansas City Star and KMBC. 25 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s Democratic primary.
The remaining candidates are in single digits, led by North Carolina senator John Edwards with nine per cent. 35 per cent of respondents are undecided. 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 on Feb. 3. 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 presidential primary?
John Kerry | 25% |
John Edwards | 9% |
Howard Dean | 6% |
Wesley Clark | 3% |
Dick Gephardt | 3% |
Joe Lieberman | 2% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% |
Al Sharpton | 1% |
Undecided | 35% |
Source: Market Data Specialists / The Kansas City Star / KMBC
Methodology: Interviews to 600 likely Missouri primary voters, conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 25, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
