(CPOD) Jan. 29, 2004 – Retired general Wesley Clark is the top choice for Democratic voters in Oklahoma, according to a poll by American Research Group. 23 per cent of respondents would support Clark in the state’s primary, a five per cent lead over North Carolina senator John Edwards.
(CPOD) Jan. 29, 2004 – Retired general Wesley Clark is the top choice for Democratic voters in Oklahoma, according to a poll by American Research Group. 23 per cent of respondents would support Clark in the state’s primary, a five per cent lead over North Carolina senator John Edwards.
Massachusetts senator John Kerry leads the rest of the field with 17 per cent, followed by Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman. 22 per cent of respondents are undecided. 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. Clark –who did not participate in Iowa– finished third in New Hampshire.
George W. Bush carried Oklahoma’s eight electoral votes in 2000, with 60 per cent of the vote. No Democrat has won the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
Polling Data
What candidate would you vote for in Oklahoma’s Democratic primary?
Wesley Clark | 23% |
John Edwards | 18% |
John Kerry | 17% |
Joe Lieberman | 10% |
Howard Dean | 7% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% |
Al Sharpton | 1% |
Undecided | 22% |
Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Interviews to 600 likely Oklahoma primary voters, conducted from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
