Wisconsin to show how Dem state rates Dems
By John Nichols
February 4, 2004
When Wisconsin votes on Feb. 17, it will be the first reliably Democratic state to hold a high-stakes, high-turnout open primary of the sort that sent John Kennedy, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton on their way to past Democratic nominations and the presidency.
Backers of front-runner John Kerry, who followed up on his Iowa and New Hampshire victories of last month with wins last night in Arizona, New Mexico, North Dakota, Delaware and Missouri, say that fact bodes well for him.
But the candidates who still hope to upset the Kerry juggernaut seem just as enthusiastic about Wisconsin's primary.
"It's a little like New Hampshire and Iowa. Everyone has to compete if they're serious," Howard Dean says of Wisconsin, the state where he hopes to revitalize his flagging campaign after losses in Iowa and New Hampshire and all seven of last night's primary and caucus states.
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