Wesley Clark’s support lags in Iowa

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By Todd Dorman

DES MOINES — Although Wesley Clark is a hot presidential prospect among Democrats nationally, a poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers released Tuesday suggests the retired four-star general is less popular in the state where the fight for the nomination begins in January.

In a poll of 400 Iowa Democrats with a history of caucus attendance, Clark drew support from 7 percent of those surveyed. He placed fourth in the survey, behind former Vermont governor Howard Dean with 23 percent, U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri with 20 percent and U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who drew the backing of 17 percent.

Among those polled, 22 percent have yet to pick a favorite candidate.

The poll was conducted by Washington D.C.-based McLaughlin and Associates on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percent. The survey was sponsored by the Alliance to End Hunger, which also asked a battery of questions on hunger and poverty issues.

http://www.qctimes.com/internal.php?story_id=1019068&t=Iowa+%2F+Illinois&c=24,1019068

[whirlygigspin]

1. Oops!

Better call Hillary!

woof! woof!

[Manix]

2. ...time for the McCain end run and head straight for New Hampshire!!

nt

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3. he's not doing too well there either

Poll: 'Dean Opens Wide Lead in N.H.'

The latest Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire, shows Howard Dean with a 'substantial lead' in that critical state among likely Democratic primary voters. The numbers (with Summer 2003 numbers in parentheses):

Dean 30 (16)
Kerry 17 (18)
Clark 10 (3)
Lieberman 6 (11)
Edwards 5 (2)
Gephardt 5 (3)

And Dean led the pack when likely voters were asked about their opinion of the candidate (favorable, unfavorable, don't know):

Dean 69, 14, 12
Kerry 60, 26, 5
Lieberman 49, 34, 8
Gephardt 47, 29, 12
Clark 45, 21, 24
Edwards 41, 21, 24

http://unh.edu/survey-center/dem101403.pdf

[jamesinca]

4. Let the games begin

He had his post annoncement bump, now it comes down to having some goods to show. I like all the candidates, except Liberman, and I would like to see them with positions in the next administration. I also wrote a letter to Sen. Graham when he dropped out of the race, thanking him for adding a needed dimension to the field. I wish he could have stayed longer.

[JCMach1]

5. Clark has gained a lot of moderate support

unfortunately for him, it's the party activists who participate in the primaries.

He needs to finish 2nd in either Iowa, or NH to have enough momentum to win big in SC. Right now, he is third or 4th and not likely to move up.