"Kerry Looks Hard to Beat in Five States" by AP's Ron Fournier...

[flpoljunkie]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1798-2004Jan31.html

By RON FOURNIER
The Associated Press
Saturday, January 31, 2004; 8:33 PM

WASHINGTON - John Kerry looks tough to beat in five Democratic presidential contests Tuesday, party strategists say, with dreams of a decisive sweep hinging on two states - South Carolina and Oklahoma.

The results of those two races may determine whether Kerry delivers a knockout punch, or a glancing blow. He would like to chase Wesley Clark and John Edwards from the race Tuesday, then finish off a staggering Howard Dean four days later in Michigan.

The senator's chief of staff, Mary Beth Cahill, said odds were against a sweep.

"It has never happened, somebody winning everything. There is no precedent for that," she said. "So I think it's extremely unlikely." Seeking to lower expectations, other aides said Kerry would be pleased with a few victories and a bulk of the 269 delegates up for grabs Tuesday.

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[progressivebydesign]

1. Ahh.. Ron Fournier.

The author of some of the most offensive anti-Dean articles in the past week. This guy throws around adjectives like a entrant in a Bad Hemingway contest.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

2. What did he say?