WASHINGTON - Howard Dean (news - web sites) holds a double-digit lead over rival John Kerry (news - web sites) in a New Hampshire poll of likely voters in the state's Democratic presidential primary.

Dean had the support of 33 percent to Kerry's 19 percent in the Franklin Pierce College poll conducted Oct. 13-15. The two essentially were tied in July in the last Franklin Pierce survey.

In several recent New Hampshire polls, Dean, the former Vermont governor, has had leads ranging from 6 percentage points to double digits over Kerry, the Massachusetts senator.

In the latest poll, Wesley Clark (news - web sites) was at 7 percent, Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt (news - web sites) 4 percent, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards 4 percent and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman (news - web sites) 3 percent.

Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich had the support of 1 percent, and Carol Moseley Braun and Al Sharpton were at 0 percent.

The poll of 600 Democrats and independents had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The New Hampshire primary is Jan. 27.

[Note: There are a couple of other polls listed on buzzflash--one of which pertains to demo's. In that poll of likely voters in Iowa, NH, and SC, "Nothing Between His Ears" scored the same as a pile of dirt. In that poll, Dean did well too. But the margin between Kerry was closer. And Gephart's numbers fell a bit too.
Read it for yourself. Its a small size pdf file.] http://www.buzzflash.com