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Democratic frontrunner Howard Dean is holding his lead against the field of Democratic presidential challengers with 24 percent of the vote of registered Democrats and Democratic leaners, according to the latest Newsweek Poll. Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt and Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark are tied for second with 12 percent each -- a seven-point jump from the Dec. 18-19 Newsweek Poll for Gephardt. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry gets 11 percent of the vote (a 5-point jump from the December poll) and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman gets seven percent, the poll shows.
Dean also leads the pack of Democratic contenders as the candidate Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters believe is most likely to defeat President George W. Bush if nominated (33% say so); as the candidate who would do the best job managing the economy and creating jobs (27%); who best represents their views on Bush's Iraq policy and the decision to go to war (26%) and who best represents their values and concerns (28%).