AP-Ipsos poll Jan. 5-7: Bush Wins; Clark Best Head to Head [View All]

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Wesley Clark by 49-42 (by 7)
Howard Dean by 54-39 (by 15)
John Kerry by 54-37 (by 17)
Dick Gephardt by 56-35 (by 21)

"Men, evangelicals and rural voters are supporting President Bush by big margins at the start of this election year, while traditionally Democratic-leaning groups such as women have more divided loyalties, an Associated Press poll found."

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"Bush is in significantly better shape with the public than either Bill Clinton or the first President Bush were at this stage in their presidential re-election bids and about the same as Ronald Reagan before his landslide re-election victory in 1984.

"In the AP-Ipsos poll, Bush has a big lead when matched against several of the leading Democratic candidates. He led Howard Dean by 54-39; led John Kerry by 54-37; led Dick Gephardt by 56-35; and led Wesley Clark by 49-42.

"The AP-Ipsos poll of 1,000 adults, including 774 registered voters, was taken Jan. 5-7 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points."

Source: AP / SFgate