John Kerry attracted many voters in the Virginia Democratic primary who were angry or dissatisfied with President Bush and especially those eager for a victory in November, according to an Associated Press exit poll.
The Massachusetts senator ran very strong among those who said the most important quality for a candidate was the ability to defeat Bush — claiming three-fourths of the voters who said that quality was most important. None of his rivals were even close among those voters — about three in 10 of all Virginia voters. Kerry also ran strong among voters who thought experience was the top quality.
"What he says seems to resonate," 24-year-old Kristinia Dlugozima of Falls Church, Va., said in explaining her vote for Kerry. "Beating Bush is very important.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/primariescaucus/2004-02-10-dems-exit-polls_x.htm
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