(CPOD) Jan. 29, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is now the leading Democrat in Florida, according to a poll by Survey USA released by WFLA-TV. 38 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s primary, a 22 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
(CPOD) Jan. 29, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is now the leading Democrat in Florida, according to a poll by Survey USA released by WFLA-TV. 38 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s primary, a 22 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
North Carolina senator John Edwards is third with 14 per cent, followed by retired general Wesley Clark. The Florida primary is scheduled for Mar. 9. Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold votes on Feb. 3.
Kerry won the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 27, as well as the Iowa caucus on Jan. 19. Dean finished second in New Hampshire and third in Iowa.
Florida’s 27 electoral votes decided the 2000 presidential election, after weeks of recounts and court injunctions concluded in a 537-vote victory for George W. Bush over Democrat Al Gore. Since 1972, the only Democrats to carry Florida in a presidential election are Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1996.
Polling Data
What candidate would you support in Florida’s Democratic primary?
John Kerry | 38% |
Howard Dean | 16% |
John Edwards | 14% |
Wesley Clark | 10% |
Joe Lieberman | 8% |
Al Sharpton | 6% |
Others | 3% |
Undecided | 5% |
Source: Survey USA / WFLA-TV
Methodology: Interviews to 417 certain Florida Democratic primary voters, conducted from Jan. 24 to Jan. 26, 2004. Margin of error is 4.9 per cent.
