Behind string of victories, 'electability' As Senator John Kerry further tightened his claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, party leaders said Wednesday that the race was generating record turnout by Democrats eager to find the candidate best equipped to defeat President George W. Bush in November.
Kerry demonstrated broad geographic appeal Tuesday, prevailing over six competitors in Delaware, Missouri, North Dakota, New Mexico and Arizona. Polls show he is carrying this momentum to Michigan, which, along with Washington, holds its Democratic caucuses on Saturday. A Detroit News survey gave him more than twice the combined vote of the next three candidates in Michigan.
Senator John Edwards of North Carolina won handily Tuesday in South Carolina, his birth state, where Kerry placed second.
Oklahoma gave Wesley Clark, the retired general and NATO commander, his first electoral victory ever, just ahead of Edwards and then Kerry....
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