New CA poll shows Gov. Dean beating Bush
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean has surged
to the top of the Democratic pack in a poll of Californians released
on Tuesday that also showed a Democratic candidate would finish
slightly ahead of President Bush (news - web sites) in the state.
The Field poll found Bush's popularity falling in the largest state,
with 40 percent of Californians saying they would support the eventual
Democratic party nominee versus 39 percent for Bush.
The poll found that among the state's Democrats 16 percent favored
former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in the presidential primary, ahead of
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record) at 15 percent
and Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman (news, bio, voting record) at 14
percent.
A full third of Democratic voters said they were undecided about whom
to back.
Dean had the support of just seven percent of those polled in April.
Lieberman won the April poll at 22 percent although 29 percent of
voters were undecided.
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