Kerry, Lieberman Lead the ’04 Pack, Survey Indicates
Sens. John F. Kerry and Joseph I. Lieberman have the most support among Democrats when asked about the field of likely 2004 candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, a poll released Saturday suggests. But Hillary Rodham Clinton would lead if she were to enter the field.
Among the current field of likely candidates, Democrats put Kerry of Massachusetts and Lieberman of Connecticut at 16%, followed by Rep. Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri at 10%.
In an expanded field that included Clinton, the New York senator was the choice of 30% of Democrats and those who lean Democratic in a Time/CNN poll. Her aides have said consistently she does not plan to run in 2004.
Previous polls had put Al Gore, the 2000 Democratic nominee, at the top of potential 2004 candidates. Gore said last weekend he would not run.
Such early polls are largely a measure of the public’s familiarity with potential candidates. The telephone survey of 1,006 Americans, 18 and older, had an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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