Poll shows Arizona Hispanics favor Wesley Clark

[wyldwolf]

Despite his late entry into the Democratic presidential sweepstakes, retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark is the favorite among Hispanics in Arizona, according to a new poll.
Clark, who became the 10th Democratic presidential hopeful in late September, is the choice of a quarter of Hispanic voters who have decided who will get their vote, which is half the state's registered Hispanic voters, according to the Phoenix-based Rocky Mountain Poll.

Pollster Earl de Berge of the Behavior Research Center, said Clark's edge may be a reflection of "the generally conservative and patriotic/pro-military profile of many Latino voters."

Whatever the reason, the former NATO supreme allied commander in Kosovo is six points ahead of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean - the leading fund-raiser in the race - who is the choice of 19 percent of Hispanic Democrats in the state.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a former vice presidential nominee, is third with the support of 17 percent of those polled.

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/10_1_03dems.html

[Nicholas_J]

1. Hispanics have a ratther different profile for the most part from

Dean supporters for the most part.

They are by and large, rather socially conservative, but fiscally liberal and approve of large government programs rather than cuts to them.