(CPOD) Nov. 28, 2003 – Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is the top Democrat in the District of Columbia, according to a poll by Potomac Survey Research. 27 per cent of respondents would support Dean in the primary election, a 16 per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
(CPOD) Nov. 28, 2003 – Former Vermont governor Howard Dean is the top Democrat in the District of Columbia, according to a poll by Potomac Survey Research. 27 per cent of respondents would support Dean in the primary election, a 16 per cent lead over retired general Wesley Clark.
The D.C. presidential primary is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2004. Democrats in the United States capital hoped to gain national exposure by holding the non-binding vote before the Iowa and New Hampshire contests. Five prospective candidates –Clark, congressman Dick Gephardt and senators Joe Lieberman, John Kerry and John Edwards– will not take part in the primary.
When asked to select among the four remaining contenders, 45 per cent of respondents chose Dean, a 34 per cent lead over reverend Al Sharpton.
Democrat Al Gore got 86 per cent of the vote in the District of Columbia in 2000, but received only two electoral votes, as an elector decided to cast a blank vote to protest D.C.’s lack of representation in the U.S. Congress.
Polling Data
What candidate would you support in the D.C. presidential primary?
Howard Dean | 27% |
Wesley Clark | 11% |
Dick Gephardt | 7% |
Joe Lieberman | 5% |
Carol Moseley Braun | 4% |
John Kerry | 4% |
Dennis Kucinich | 1% |
John Edwards | 1% |
Undecided | 33% |
Of the four candidates that will participate in the primary, which one are you most likely to support?
Howard Dean | 45% |
Al Sharpton | 11% |
Carol Moseley Braun | 8% |
Dennis Kucinich | 4% |
Undecided | 25% |
