Dean, Clark top Democratic choices, poll says

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Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Posted: 5:09 AM EST (1009 GMT)

(CNN) -- Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean still leads retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a recent national poll, and two-thirds of Democrats say either man would be good for the party as the nominee.

A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll interviewed 1,003 adult Americans last weekend, including 410 registered voters who described themselves as Democrats, to gather opinions on the presidential candidates and the issues they face.

Dean was the favorite of 26 percent of Democrats polled, and Clark was 6 percentage points behind.
Dean's figure represents a pickup of 2 percentage points since the previous poll January 2-5; Clark's numbers stayed the same.

Clark is seen as a strong leader by more than half of those polled -- 53 percent. About 45 percent said the same for Dean."