A new Boston Glove poll has Dean up by 13 in NH. Whatever the margin, Dean seems to have bounced back from the hit he took after Clark entered the race.
Dean Holds 13-Point Lead in N.H. Poll
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BOSTON - Democrat Howard Dean (news - web sites) holds a 13-point lead over John Kerry (news - web sites) in New Hampshire, according to poll released Sunday, the latest to show the former Vermont governor ahead in a state that has a presidential primary Jan. 27.
After weeks of attacks by rivals and the entrance of retired Gen. Wesley Clark (news - web sites) into the race, Dean is maintaining a double-digit lead in most of the surveys.
Dean drew support from 37 percent of those surveyed for the Boston Globe/WBZ, while Kerry, a Massachusetts senator, had the backing of 24 percent. Dean had a 12-point lead over Kerry in the same poll a month ago.
Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina was backed by 9 percent, Clark 8 percent and Rep. Dick Gephardt (news - web sites) of Missouri 7 percent. Sen. Joe Lieberman (news - web sites) of Connecticut had the backing of 5 percent, Dennis Kucinich was at 3 percent, and Carol Moseley Braun and Al Sharpton had less than 1 percent. The poll found that 7 percent were undecided or refused to answer.
When asked which candidate would be the strongest against President Bush (news - web sites), more than a third, 35 percent, said Dean — while 20 percent said Kerry.
The poll, by KRC/Communications Research, was conducted Oct. 20 to Oct. 22 of 400 Democratic and independent voters who could cast ballots in the New Hampshire primary. It had a sampling margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. |
