Kerry Has Edge in 5 of 7 Primary States

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20040131/ap_on_el_pr/democrats

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hoping to cement his front-runner status in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, John Kerry (news - web sites) is campaigning for the biggest prize available Tuesday, armed with fresh labor backing but increasingly the target of rivals.



Polls have found Kerry with a commanding lead in Missouri, Arizona and North Dakota, representing 143 of the 269 delegates at stake. Polling shows him competitive in South Carolina and Oklahoma, and party leaders give him the edge in New Mexico and Delaware.


Howard Dean (news - web sites), his own campaign jolted by stunning early losses and sagging polls, stepped up his criticism of Kerry, arguing that the Massachusetts senator's public record is lacking in accomplishments. It was a theme he launched in campaign debate this week.


Democrats, Dean argued, should pick "a doer not a talker" to face off against President Bush (news - web sites), a theme echoed by retired Gen. Wesley Clark (news - web sites), who argued that Kerry is little more than a traditional politician who says whatever's necessary to get elected.

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[joshcryer]

1. 5 of 7 primary states?

I thought there were like... 50 states in the union? :shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

2. The primaries/cancuses is what this means for the coming week

and he has a nice chance in each of these.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. Shots from Dean and Clark. Nothing from the others.

Maybe they're just stalking horses. Right now, with two wins under his belt, Kerry is a bigger threat to the Presidential ambitions of all the candidates than Dean ever was. Yet there seems to be a "hands-off" policy when it comes to questioning Kerry by his colleagues from Congress. The CW when Dean was dogpiled in previous debates, was that the frontrunner always takes the shots. Yet Kerry breezes through his first post IA, NH debate unscathed. Fascinating.

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. My prediction

It's going to be a kerry good week for the Democrats. :D