Kerry's Wins Have His Rivals Scrambling

[Freddie Stubbs]

By DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press Writer

John Kerry (news - web sites)'s three-state weekend rout, capped by his coast to victory in Maine, pushed him closer to the Democratic nomination and left his rivals scrambling to find a way to stop the front-runner.

Boasting a daunting record of 10 wins in 12 contests, Kerry focused on the next round — Tuesday's primaries in Virginia and Tennessee — and the opportunity for the Massachusetts senator to show his clout in the South.

Rivals John Edwards (news - web sites) and Wesley Clark (news - web sites), the two Southerners in the race, talked of populist themes in hopes of making inroads with voters in the two states that offer 151 pledged delegates and, more important, continued survival in the Democratic race.

Neither Edwards nor Clark — nor one-time front-runner Howard Dean (news - web sites) — could match Kerry's advantage in Maine, which held its caucuses Sunday with 24 delegates at stake.

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[MaineDem]

2. Oh please...

I appreciate your decision to not vote for someone but those reasons are a bit unfair. "Womanizing"? The news from the National Enquirer?

Take a look at what he's done for nurses over his career, for one thing. Look at what he's done for women.

And referring to him as a Democratic Bush is totally uncalled for.

[OKNancy]

3. Nothing like exaggeration to make a point

Who says Kerry is a womanizer? or a gold-digger? The image of Bush? Hardly. He is not my favorite, but Kerry has been a tireless fighter for the Democratic cause. Ted Kennedy thinks he is just fine.

Voting errors? Only if your guy didn't win.

[bryant69]

4. Please provide proof

of ongoing, gross voting errors at each state. We've had 12 contests--point to 12 places where I can find information on voting errors.

If you can't, I'll assume that this is an assumption from a supporter of one of the candidates who is not doing as well as you wold like him to.

Bryant
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