(CPOD) Jan. 28, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the leading Democratic presidential hopeful in Arizona, according to a poll by American Research Group. 24 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s primary, a three per cent advantage over retired general Wesley Clark.
(CPOD) Jan. 28, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry is the leading Democratic presidential hopeful in Arizona, according to a poll by American Research Group. 24 per cent of respondents would support Kerry in the state’s primary, a three per cent advantage over retired general Wesley Clark.
North Carolina senator John Edwards leads the rest of the field with 15 per cent, followed by former Vermont governor Howard Dean. 23 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 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. 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 vote for in Arizona’s Democratic primary?
John Kerry | 24% |
Wesley Clark | 21% |
John Edwards | 15% |
Howard Dean | 10% |
Joe Lieberman | 7% |
Undecided | 23% |
Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Interviews to 600 likely Arizona primary voters, conducted from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
