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Arizona Primary: McCain Plainly Ahead

February 05, 2008

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - A voting intention poll conducted in the Grand Canyon State places John McCain as the clear Republican Party frontrunner in today’s United States presidential primary.

In the survey by Rasmussen Reports, the Arizona senator is in first place with 43 per cent, followed by former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 34 per cent, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee with nine per cent, and Texas congressman Ron Paul with seven per cent.

Among Democratic Party voters, New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a two-point edge over Illinois senator Barack Obama in a survey by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc., and a five-point advantage in a study by Rasmussen Reports.

In all, 21 states will hold Republican primaries or caucuses today, choosing 41 per cent of all delegates. The Democratic primaries or caucuses will be held in 22 states, American Samoa and "Democrats Abroad", choosing 52 per cent of all pledged delegates.

Polling Data

U.S. Presidential Election 2008 - Arizona Primary

Republican Party

Contenders (in alphabetical order): Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney.

Arizona

 

Huckabee

McCain

Paul

Romney

(1) Rasmussen Reports

9%

43%

7%

34%

(1) Rasmussen Reports (612 likely Republican primary voters, Jan. 31, 2008, 4.0 MofE)

Democratic Party

Contenders (in alphabetical order): Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama

Arizona

 

Clinton

Obama

(2) Mason-Dixon

43%

41%

(1) Rasmussen Reports

46%

41%

(2) Mason-Dixon (400 likely Democratic primary voters, Jan. 31-Feb.1, 2008, 5.0 MofE)
(1) Rasmussen Reports (537 likely Democratic primary voters, Jan. 31, 2008, 4.0 MofE)

 

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