(CPOD) Jan. 28, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top Democratic presidential hopeful in the United States, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 30 per cent of respondents would like to see Kerry as the party’s nominee in 2004, a 13 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
(CPOD) Jan. 28, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the top Democratic presidential hopeful in the United States, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 30 per cent of respondents would like to see Kerry as the party’s nominee in 2004, a 13 per cent lead over former Vermont governor Howard Dean.
Retired general Wesley Clark and North Carolina senator John Edwards are tied for third with 14 per cent, followed by Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman. 12 per cent of respondents are undecided.
Kerry won yesterday’s New Hampshire primary with close to 40 per cent of all cast ballots, as well as the Iowa caucus held on Jan. 19. Dean finished second in New Hampshire and third in Iowa.
Seven states –Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, North Dakota and South Carolina– will hold their Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses on Feb. 3.
Polling Data
Which one of these candidates would you most like to see the Democrats nominate for president this year?
John Kerry | 30% |
Howard Dean | 17% |
Wesley Clark | 14% |
John Edwards | 14% |
Joe Lieberman | 8% |
Al Sharpton | 4% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% |
Undecided | 12% |
Source: Quinnipiac University Polling Institute
Methodology: Interviews to 406 American Democrat voters, conducted from Jan. 21 to Jan. 25, 2004. Margin of error is 4.9 per cent.
