Reply #32: "doesn’t eat into Dean’s lead…Dean is the only one who could hold his own" [View All]

I posted this on another thread:

I don't think Clark will hurt Dean, as much, because Dean supporters seem to be more loyal to their candidate than supporters of other Democratic candidates.

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Under the Clinton scenario, Kerry would fall into the second tier of Democratic hopefuls, favored by just 16 percent of voters. All the other Democratic candidates would be relegated to the single digits.

Dean’s support among independent- and reform-minded voters seems intact with or without Clinton in the race while Kerry would find his base of support among traditional Democratic voters threatened, according to Herald pollster R. Kelly Myers.

"If Hillary Clinton suddenly expressed some interest in the race, the biggest potential loser is Kerry," Myers told the Herald. "She doesn’t eat into Dean’s lead at all ... As of today, Dean is the only one who could hold his own (against Clinton)."
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http://www4.fosters.com/News2003/July2003/July_28/News/reg_pol_0728a.asp
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=190456&mesg_id=190456#191418