[AntiGuv]

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Sept. 18-19, 2003. N=377 registered Democrats and independents who lean Democratic nationwide. MoE ± 6.
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"Now I'm going to name 10 Democrats in the race for president. After I read you their names, tell me which ONE you would most like to see nominated as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate in 2004. Here are the choice . . . ." Names rotated
		9/03	7/03	1/03
		%	%	%
	Wesley Clark	14	n/a	n/a
	Howard Dean	12	12	4
	Joe Lieberman	12	13	22
	John Kerry	10	10	13
	Dick Gephardt	8	14	13
	Al Sharpton	7	6	6
	John Edwards	6	6	14
	Bob Graham	4	7	5
	Carol Moseley Braun	2	3	n/a
	Dennis Kucinich	2	2	n/a
	Other (vol.)	1	1	1
	None (vol.)	3	3	4
	Don't know	19	23	13
	Gary Hart	n/a	n/a	5
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"Al Gore and Hillary Clinton have both said they will NOT run for president in 2004. If they were both in the race NOW, would either Al Gore or Hillary Clinton be your FIRST CHOICE for the Democratic presidential nomination, or would you prefer another candidate?" If "Yes," probe:  "Which one: Al Gore or Hillary Clinton?"
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	Nomination preferences, factoring in Gore and Clinton support:
		%
	Hillary Clinton	33
	Al Gore	28
	Wesley Clark	7
	Howard Dean	7
	Joe Lieberman	5
	John Kerry	5
	John Edwards	2
	Bob Graham	2
	Dick Gephardt	1
	Al Sharpton	1
	Dennis Kucinich	1
	Carol Moseley Braun	-
	None (vol.)	1
	Don't know	7

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Sept. 18-19, 2003. N=855 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 4 (total sample).
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"Suppose the next general election for president were being held TODAY and you had to choose between George W. Bush, the Republican, and [see below], the Democrat -- who would you vote for?" If "Other" or "Undecided": "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more toward Bush, the Republican, or [see below], the Democrat?"
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		George W. Bush	Wesley Clark	Other (vol.)/ Undecided
		%	%	%
	ALL	47	43	10
	Men	52	41	7
	Women	42	45	13
	Republicans	82	11	7
	Democrats	17	76	7
	Independents	42	44	14
	South	45	47	8
	Non-South	47	41	12
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		George W. Bush	Howard Dean	Other (vol.)/ Undecided
		%	%	%
	9/18-19/03	52	38	10
	9/11-12/03	53	37	10
	7/03	53	38	9
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		George W. Bush	John Kerry	Other (vol.)/ Undecided
		%	%	%
	9/18-19/03	48	43	9
	7/03	50	42	8
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		George W. Bush	Al Gore	Other (vol.)/ Undecided
		%	%	%
	9/18-19/03	48	45	7
	11/02	54	39	7
	10/02	58	36	6
	9/02	58	36	6
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		George W. Bush	Hillary Clinton	Other (vol.)/ Undecided
		%	%	%
	9/18-19/03	50	43	7
	9/11-12/03	51	41	8
	11/02	55	40	5
	10/02	58	38	4
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"In general, would you like to see George W. Bush reelected to another term as president, or not?"
		Yes	No	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	9/18-19/03	44	50	6
	8/21-22/03	44	49	7
	7/24-25/03	49	43	8
	7/10-11/03	47	46	7
	5/1-2/03	51	38	11
	4/10-11/03	52	38	10
	11/02	49	42	9

[Mike Darancette]

Gephardt, Graham and don't know suffered most.

[auntdot]

Wesley Clark has been lionized by the media.

With a mediocre Democratic field and little to write about, the press could type in their stories from their usual watering holes.

And the know nothings, the folks who two weeks ago could not have told you who Wesley Clark was, respond to polls by echoing the one name they can remember.

It is easy to write an article about will he or won't he. Heck, you don't need to do any research to find out his stances on the issues, after all he has not yet declared.

It is what journalism students learn in Reportage 402, aka Independent Study with Jason Blair.

But now that he is in the mix, his blood will be in the water and the reportorial sharks will start ripping this guy to shreds.

And his numbers will predictably drop.