Findings of the latest MSNBC Reuters Zogby poll:
WASHINGTON – As the Democratic presidential contenders struggle for victories in seven states that hold primaries and caucuses next Tuesday, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry holds substantial leads in the two states that have the largest number of delegates at stake, Missouri and Arizona, according to a new MSNBC/Reuters Zogby tracking poll released Friday morning.
With a total of 269 delegates to be selected Tuesday, Arizona and Missouri have a combined 129.
In Missouri, Kerry garners the support of 45 percent of likely primary voters, while his next-closest rival, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, has only 11 percent, according to the Zogby survey.
In Arizona, Kerry has taken a commanding lead with 38 percent, followed by retired Gen. Wesley Clark with 17 percent and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean with 12 percent.
In South Carolina, according to the poll, Kerry and Edwards are neck and neck, and in Oklahoma Clark is leading.