Polling Flashback: Dean has pulled away from other candidates!

[Turn CO Blue]

Man, I am so excited! It is already December of 2003 and we're getting close to the first primaries, and Howard Dean is WAY ahead of all the other candidates and he is totally set to get the Democratic nomination!

It's a done deal! John Kerry should just throw in the towel; there is no way Kerry can catch up to Dean and THERE IS NO WAY THAT THESE POLLS COULD BE WRONG!

<http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/12/09/elec04.prez.gore.dean/>

Poll: Dean's New Hampshire lead increases
Thursday, December 4, 2003 Posted: 1:43 PM EST (1843 GMT)

SPECIAL REPORT

(CNN) -- Howard Dean has increased his already sizable lead in New Hampshire, according to a poll released Thursday.

The survey by American Research Group found that Dean had 45 percent of the potential vote among respondents, far ahead of second-place John Kerry, whose support was at 13 percent.

Dean's support was 7 percentage points higher than a poll released November 20.

Kerry has dropped 4 percentage points since that poll.

<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/17/opinion/polls/main589167.shtml>

Special Report
CBS NEWS POLLS

Poll: Dean Pulls Away In Dem Race
Ex-Vermont Gov. Leads Clark And Lieberman By 13 Points


NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2003
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Howard Dean has the backing of 23 percent of likely primary voters, the same as he did in the days just prior to Saddam's capture. (AP)


(CBS) Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean has pulled away from the field in the Democratic Presidential nomination race: his support among Democratic primary voters nationwide has risen in the past month, and held steady after the news of Saddam Hussein's capture.

CHOICE FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
(Democratic primary voters)
Now
Howard Dean
23%
Wesley Clark
10%
Joe Lieberman
10%
Richard Gephardt
6%
Al Sharpton
5%
John Kerry
4%
John Edwards
2%
Carol Moseley-Braun
1%
Dennis Kucinich
1%
Don’t Know
28%

Polls are very SOFT at this stage and mean nothing. Circumstances change. Just ask Howard Dean.