Boston Globe today:
The folks I talk to say that no matter what, they want a Democrat who can beat George Bush. The electability issue is key for them, and my sense is that the further we get into this campaign, the more and more people are going to feel that Kerry is that candidate," said Don Kettl, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "The Dean people had been strong here early on . . . but the Dean collapse in Iowa also led to serious problems here in Wisconsin."
Kettl's analysis is borne out by the latest poll for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Published yesterday, it indicated that the Massachusetts senator has the support of 45 percent of likely Democratic voters, followed by Clark, a former Army general from Arkansas, at 13 percent, and Dean, a former governor of Vermont, at 12 percent. Edwards, a senator from North Carolina, was at 9 percent, while 17 percent were undecided.
The poll suggested that two-thirds of Kerry's supporters made their choice in the three weeks since he won the Iowa caucuses. Dean's placing third behind Edwards was a surprise.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/edwards/articles/2004/02/11/no_inroads_seen_for_kerry_rivals/