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Over Before it Starts?

Kerry mops up 3 more wins, Rod Paige fights the terrorists, and how to punish Disney in NJ?

Big wins for Kerry again yesterday...can Edwards hang on? Delegates have been posted for Idaho and Hawaii, but we're still awaiting the Utah CD breakdown. The news in Hawaii is that Dennis Kucinich finally won delegates, taking 8 to Kerry's 12. Kucinich still trails Sharpton in the race, but it's nice he finally got some.

Kerry's comments on Good Morning America today aren't going to endear him to the Dean people he's trying to win over...Regarding Bush's charge that he has flip flopped on tax cuts, NAFTA, the Patriot Act and the liberation of Iraq, Kerry said: "I oppose the way the president is implementing those efforts. I don't oppose those efforts."

Onto the insanity...

The Bush Economy: Alan Greenspan apparently hasn't gotten Dick Cheney's memo that deficits don't matter, because he urged Congress to cut the deficit today. Being a good Republican though, he suggested cutting Social Security benefits instead of raising taxes to where they were during the Clinton boom -
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-Greenspan-Budget.html?hp

The Primaries: Kerry won all 3 last night, questioning if John Edwards really is building momentum, or is yesterday's news -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3051-2004Feb24?language=printer

Edwards: Edwards has narrowed the constituencies he wants to appeal to on Super Tuesday -
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/politics/campaign/25EDWA.h tml

Dean's Leftovers: Who will the Deaniacs support next Tuesday?
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/politics/campaign/25DEAN.h tml?pagewanted=all&position=

Ego-Man (Ralph Nader): Man, when Mother Jones bashes you...
http://www.motherjones.com/news/update/2004/02/02_404.html

The Super Tuesday Polls: Boy it don't look good for Johnny-Boy...these are all states he says he needs to win -

Ohio: Kerry has a 20 point lead in one survey -
http://americanresearchgroup.com/oh/

And a 23 point lead in another...though this one says Edwards is surging -
http://surveyusa.com/2004_Elections/OH040224demprimary.pdf

In Ohio, Edwards may be helped by his trade stance -
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/25/politics/campaign/25OHIO.h tml?pagewanted=all&position=

New York: AMG has Kerry up by 33 -
http://americanresearchgroup.com/ny/

Survey USA has Kerry by 36, and Edwards doing poorly in the City, coming in 3rd after Sharpton -
http://surveyusa.com/2004_Elections/NY040223demprimary.pdf

Georgia: Kerry leads by 8 in GA, with 11% undecided -
http://americanresearchgroup.com/ga/

Bad John Edwards Photo of the Day:

Man, I've had some people pose in front of my picture, but really...

Make it Gay! The Gay Marriage Debate: Many Republicans are opposed to a Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage, thus making it unlikely to pass, whatever the rhetoric -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3296-2004Feb24.html

So much for that compassionate conservative thing. And if Bush thinks this pandering to the right will pick him up votes, he may be dead wrong -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3341-2004Feb24.html

While most folks don't support gay marriage, they don't support messing with the Constitution either -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3333-2004Feb24?language=printer

The Highly Efficient Model of Governance that is the District of Columbia: Don't drink the water people...you know when I moved to DC in 1996, there was a boil order on the water...now, 8 years later...there's a boil order on the water. Glad to see Tony Williams is doing so well -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3084-2004Feb24.html

Terrorists in the Classroom: The NEA is demanding Bush fire Education Secretary Rod Paige for calling them a "terrorist group". Paige apologized for his words, but also said he meant it -
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/02/24/nea.bush.paige.ap/in dex.html

In Other News: NASA Scientists and Congressman are gathering a forum on trying to save the Earth from an asteroid -
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/02/24/defending.earth.ap/ index.html

Disney vs. the Garden State: Disney has included an interesting insult in the latest Lion King video, insinuating that people from NJ are dumb...now NJ is used to the smell and the highway jokes, but this is a new one. I have a solution though...once Comcast buys Disney, move their headquarters to Elizabeth -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3479-2004Feb24.html

Or Better Yet... A NJ Man has won a court appeal in his attempt to change his name to njweedman.com -
http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/southjersey/m022504q.h tm

Or: Put 'em with Bob Torricelli! Yeah! Torricelli, facing criminal charges in a traffic accident, is now saying that he's being persecuted like the men who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby -
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1091&dept_id=4254 10&newsid=11016094&PAG=461&rfi=9

But the worst fate for Disney...new CEO: Jim McGreevey, who yesterday in his budget proposed a dumb merit scholarship plan for students that will likely bankrupt the state like it has the others that tried it -
http://www.courierpostonline.com/news/southjersey/m022504d.h tm

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Upcoming Primaries

March 1, 2004

Minnesota Caucus (86 delegates)
Maryland (98 delegates)
New York (284 delegates)
Georgia (102 delegates)
Ohio (159 delegates)
Connecticut (61 delegates)
Rhode Island (32 delegates)
Vermont (22 delegates)
Massachusetts (121 delegates)
California (439 delegates)

March 7, 2004

American Samoa (6 delegates)

March 8, 2004

Texas (232 delegates)
Florida (201 delegates)
Louisiana (72 delegates)
Mississippi (41 delegates)

March 12, 2004

Kansas Caucus (41 delegates)

Look Who's Running
For President Scorecard

(Click names for detailed view)

Al Sharpton (New York)
- sharpton2004.org
- Delaware: 1 (4.35%)
- Michigan Caucus: 7 (4.58%)
- District of Columbia: 4 (10.53%)
Total: 12 (0.55% of needed)
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (Ohio)
- kucinich.us
- Hawaii Caucus: 8 (27.59%)
Total: 8 (0.37% of needed)
Governor Howard Dean (Vermont)
- deanforamerica.com
- Iowa Caucus: 7 (12.5%)
  Iowa Delegate Counts are Estimates
- New Hampshire: 9 (33.33%)
- Arizona: 3 (4.69%)
- New Mexico Caucus: 4 (10.81%)
- Washington Caucus: 29 (30.53%)
- Michigan Caucus: 24 (15.69%)
- Maine Caucus: 9 (25.71%)
- Nevada Caucus: 5 (15.63%)
- District of Columbia: 3 (7.89%)
- Wisconsin: 14 (16.09%)
Total: 107 (4.93% of needed)
Senator John Edwards (North Carolina)
- johnedwards2004.com
- Iowa Caucus: 18 (32.14%)
  Iowa Delegate Counts are Estimates
- Missouri: 20 (22.99%)
- Oklahoma: 13 (27.66%)
- South Carolina: 28 (50.91%)
- Michigan Caucus: 6 (3.92%)
- Virginia: 29 (30.21%)
- Tennessee: 20 (23.53%)
- Wisconsin: 26 (29.89%)
- Idaho Caucus: 6 (26.09%)
Total: 166 (7.65% of needed)
Senator John Kerry (Massachusetts)
- johnkerry.com
- Iowa Caucus: 20 (35.71%)
  Iowa Delegate Counts are Estimates
- New Hampshire: 13 (48.15%)
- South Carolina: 17 (30.91%)
- Arizona: 31 (48.44%)
- Missouri: 36 (41.38%)
- North Dakota Caucus: 9 (40.91%)
- Delaware: 14 (60.87%)
- New Mexico Caucus: 14 (37.84%)
- Oklahoma: 12 (25.53%)
- Michigan Caucus: 91 (59.48%)
- Washington Caucus: 47 (49.47%)
- Maine Caucus: 15 (42.86%)
- Tennessee: 31 (36.47%)
- Virginia: 53 (55.21%)
- District of Columbia: 9 (23.68%)
- Nevada Caucus: 19 (59.38%)
- Wisconsin: 32 (36.78%)
- Hawaii Caucus: 12 (41.38%)
- Idaho Caucus: 12 (52.17%)
Total: 487 (22.44% of needed)
General Wesley Clark (Arkansas)
- americansforclark.com
- Arizona: 21 (32.81%)
- North Dakota Caucus: 5 (22.73%)
- New Mexico Caucus: 8 (21.62%)
- Oklahoma: 15 (31.91%)
- Tennessee: 18 (21.18%)
Total: 67 (3.09% of needed)

Alabama (June 1, 2004)
Total: 62 delegates
Alaska Caucus (March 20, 2004)
Total: 18 delegates
American Samoa (March 8, 2004)
Total: 6 delegates
Arizona (February 2, 2004)
- John Kerry: 36 (56.25%)
- John Kerry: 31 (48.44%)
- John Edwards: 28 (43.75%)
- Wesley Clark: 21 (32.81%)
- John Edwards: 20 (31.25%)
- John Kerry: 17 (26.56%)
- Wesley Clark: 15 (23.44%)
- John Kerry: 14 (21.88%)
- John Edwards: 13 (20.31%)
- John Kerry: 12 (18.75%)
- John Kerry: 9 (14.06%)
- Wesley Clark: 5 (7.81%)
- Howard Dean: 3 (4.69%)
- Unpledged: -160 (-250%)
Total: 64 delegates
Arkansas (May 18, 2004)
Total: 47 delegates
California (March 2, 2004)
Total: 439 delegates
Colorado Caucus (April 13, 2004)
Total: 64 delegates
Connecticut (March 2, 2004)
Total: 61 delegates
Delaware (February 2, 2004)
- John Kerry: 14 (60.87%)
- Wesley Clark: 8 (34.78%)
- Howard Dean: 4 (17.39%)
- Al Sharpton: 1 (4.35%)
- Unpledged: -4 (-17.39%)
Total: 23 delegates
Democracts Abroad (March 28, 2004)
Total: 9 delegates
District of Columbia (February 13, 2004)
- John Kerry: 9 (23.68%)
- Al Sharpton: 4 (10.53%)
- Howard Dean: 3 (7.89%)
- Unpledged: 22 (57.89%)
Total: 38 delegates
Florida (March 9, 2004)
Total: 201 delegates
Georgia (March 2, 2004)
Total: 102 delegates
Guam (March 20, 2004)
Total: 4 delegates
Hawaii Caucus (February 23, 2004)
- John Kerry: 12 (41.38%)
- John Kerry: 12 (41.38%)
- Dennis Kucinich: 8 (27.59%)
- John Edwards: 6 (20.69%)
- Unpledged: -9 (-31.03%)
Total: 29 delegates
Idaho Caucus (February 23, 2004)
- John Kerry: 12 (52.17%)
- John Kerry: 12 (52.17%)
- Dennis Kucinich: 8 (34.78%)
- John Edwards: 6 (26.09%)
- Unpledged: -15 (-65.22%)
Total: 23 delegates
Illinois (March 16, 2004)
Total: 186 delegates
Indiana (May 4, 2004)
Total: 81 delegates
Iowa Caucus (January 18, 2004)
- John Kerry: 20 (35.71%)
- John Edwards: 18 (32.14%)
- Howard Dean: 7 (12.5%)
- Unpledged: 11 (19.64%)
Total: 56 delegates
Iowa Delegate Counts are Estimates
Kansas Caucus (March 13, 2004)
Total: 41 delegates
Kentucky (May 18, 2004)
Total: 56 delegates
Louisiana (March 9, 2004)
Total: 72 delegates
Maine Caucus (February 7, 2004)
- John Kerry: 19 (54.29%)
- John Kerry: 15 (42.86%)
- Howard Dean: 9 (25.71%)
- Howard Dean: 5 (14.29%)
- Unpledged: -13 (-37.14%)
Total: 35 delegates
Maryland (March 2, 2004)
Total: 98 delegates
Massachusetts (March 2, 2004)
Total: 121 delegates
Michigan Caucus (February 6, 2004)
- John Kerry: 91 (59.48%)
- John Kerry: 47 (30.72%)
- Howard Dean: 29 (18.95%)
- Howard Dean: 24 (15.69%)
- Al Sharpton: 7 (4.58%)
- John Edwards: 6 (3.92%)
- Unpledged: -51 (-33.33%)
Total: 153 delegates
Minnesota Caucus (March 2, 2004)
Total: 86 delegates
Mississippi (March 9, 2004)
Total: 41 delegates
Missouri (February 2, 2004)
- John Kerry: 36 (41.38%)
- John Kerry: 31 (35.63%)
- John Edwards: 28 (32.18%)
- Wesley Clark: 21 (24.14%)
- John Edwards: 20 (22.99%)
- John Kerry: 17 (19.54%)
- Wesley Clark: 15 (17.24%)
- John Kerry: 14 (16.09%)
- John Edwards: 13 (14.94%)
- John Kerry: 12 (13.79%)
- John Kerry: 9 (10.34%)
- Wesley Clark: 5 (5.75%)
- Howard Dean: 3 (3.45%)
- Unpledged: -137 (-157.47%)
Total: 87 delegates
Montana (June 8, 2004)
Total: 21 delegates
Nebraska (May 11, 2004)
Total: 31 delegates
Nevada Caucus (February 13, 2004)
- John Kerry: 19 (59.38%)
- John Kerry: 15 (46.88%)
- Howard Dean: 9 (28.13%)
- Howard Dean: 5 (15.63%)
- Unpledged: -16 (-50%)
Total: 32 delegates
New Hampshire (January 26, 2004)
- John Kerry: 13 (48.15%)
- Howard Dean: 9 (33.33%)
- Unpledged: 5 (18.52%)
Total: 27 delegates
New Jersey (June 8, 2004)
Total: 128 delegates
New Mexico Caucus (February 2, 2004)
- John Kerry: 14 (37.84%)
- Wesley Clark: 8 (21.62%)
- Howard Dean: 4 (10.81%)
- Al Sharpton: 1 (2.7%)
- Unpledged: 10 (27.03%)
Total: 37 delegates
New York (March 2, 2004)
Total: 284 delegates
North Carolina (May 4, 2004)
Total: 107 delegates
North Dakota Caucus (February 2, 2004)
- John Kerry: 36 (163.64%)
- John Kerry: 31 (140.91%)
- John Edwards: 28 (127.27%)
- Wesley Clark: 21 (95.45%)
- John Edwards: 20 (90.91%)
- John Kerry: 17 (77.27%)
- Wesley Clark: 15 (68.18%)
- John Kerry: 14 (63.64%)
- John Edwards: 13 (59.09%)
- John Kerry: 12 (54.55%)
- John Kerry: 9 (40.91%)
- Wesley Clark: 5 (22.73%)
- Howard Dean: 3 (13.64%)
- Unpledged: -202 (-918.18%)
Total: 22 delegates
Ohio (March 2, 2004)
Total: 159 delegates
Oklahoma (February 2, 2004)
- John Kerry: 36 (76.6%)
- John Kerry: 31 (65.96%)
- John Edwards: 28 (59.57%)
- Wesley Clark: 21 (44.68%)
- John Edwards: 20 (42.55%)
- John Kerry: 17 (36.17%)
- Wesley Clark: 15 (31.91%)
- John Kerry: 14 (29.79%)
- John Edwards: 13 (27.66%)
- John Kerry: 12 (25.53%)
- John Kerry: 9 (19.15%)
- Wesley Clark: 5 (10.64%)
- Howard Dean: 3 (6.38%)
- Unpledged: -177 (-376.6%)
Total: 47 delegates
Oregon (May 18, 2004)
Total: 58 delegates
Pennsylvania (April 27, 2004)
Total: 178 delegates
Puerto Rico Caucus (June 4, 2004)
Total: 58 delegates
Rhode Island (March 2, 2004)
Total: 32 delegates
South Carolina (February 2, 2004)
- John Kerry: 36 (65.45%)
- John Kerry: 31 (56.36%)
- John Edwards: 28 (50.91%)
- Wesley Clark: 21 (38.18%)
- John Edwards: 20 (36.36%)
- John Kerry: 17 (30.91%)
- Wesley Clark: 15 (27.27%)
- John Kerry: 14 (25.45%)
- John Edwards: 13 (23.64%)
- John Kerry: 12 (21.82%)
- John Kerry: 9 (16.36%)
- Wesley Clark: 5 (9.09%)
- Howard Dean: 3 (5.45%)
- Unpledged: -169 (-307.27%)
Total: 55 delegates
South Dakota (June 1, 2004)
Total: 21 delegates
Tennessee (February 9, 2004)
- John Kerry: 53 (62.35%)
- John Kerry: 31 (36.47%)
- John Edwards: 29 (34.12%)
- John Edwards: 20 (23.53%)
- Wesley Clark: 18 (21.18%)
- Unpledged: -66 (-77.65%)
Total: 85 delegates
Texas (March 9, 2004)
Total: 232 delegates
Unassigned (No Primary)
Total: 6 delegates
Utah (February 23, 2004)
Total: 29 delegates
Vermont (March 2, 2004)
Total: 22 delegates
Virgin Islands (April 17, 2004)
Total: 6 delegates
Virginia (February 9, 2004)
- John Kerry: 53 (55.21%)
- John Kerry: 31 (32.29%)
- John Edwards: 29 (30.21%)
- John Edwards: 20 (20.83%)
- Wesley Clark: 18 (18.75%)
- Unpledged: -55 (-57.29%)
Total: 96 delegates
Washington Caucus (February 6, 2004)
- John Kerry: 91 (95.79%)
- John Kerry: 47 (49.47%)
- Howard Dean: 29 (30.53%)
- Howard Dean: 24 (25.26%)
- Al Sharpton: 7 (7.37%)
- John Edwards: 6 (6.32%)
- Unpledged: -109 (-114.74%)
Total: 95 delegates
West Virginia (May 11, 2004)
Total: 39 delegates
Wisconsin (February 16, 2004)
- John Kerry: 32 (36.78%)
- John Edwards: 26 (29.89%)
- Howard Dean: 14 (16.09%)
- Unpledged: 15 (17.24%)
Total: 87 delegates
Wyoming Caucus (March 20, 2004)
Total: 19 delegates

Al Sharpton (New York)
- sharpton2004.org
- 2003 Q1: $114,456
- 2003 Q2: $55,000
- 2003 Q3: $121,315
- 2003 Q4: $171,060
- 2004 Q1: $206,249
Total: $668,080
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (Ohio)
- kucinich.us
- 2003 Q1: $173,080
- 2003 Q2: $1.5 million
- 2003 Q3: $1.7 million
- 2003 Q4: $2.9 million
- 2004 Q1: $1.24 million
Total: $7.51 million
President George W. Bush
- georgewbush.com
- 2003 Q2: $34.4 million
- 2003 Q3: $49.5 million
- 2003 Q4: $47.5 million
- 2004 Q1: $12.89 million
Total: $144.29 million
Governor Howard Dean (Vermont)
- deanforamerica.com
- 2003 Q1: $2.6 million
- 2003 Q2: $7.6 million
- 2003 Q3: $14.8 million
- 2003 Q4: $16 million
- 2004 Q1: $6.22 million
Total: $47.22 million
Senator John Edwards (North Carolina)
- johnedwards2004.com
- 2003 Q1: $7.4 million
- 2003 Q2: $4.5 million
- 2003 Q3: $2.1 million
- 2003 Q4: $1.91 million
- 2004 Q1: $6.13 million
Total: $22.04 million
Senator John Kerry (Massachusetts)
- johnkerry.com
- 2003 Q1: $7 million
- 2003 Q2: $5.9 million
- 2003 Q3: $4 million
- 2003 Q4: $5.24 million
- 2004 Q1: $7.66 million
Total: $29.8 million
General Wesley Clark (Arkansas)
- americansforclark.com
- 2003 Q3: $3.5 million
- 2003 Q4: $10.3 million
- 2004 Q1: $8.87 million
Total: $22.67 million

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Over Before it Starts?

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Volume 3 Issue 15

February 25, 2004

Over Before it Starts?

Kerry mops up 3 more wins, Rod Paige fights the terrorists, and how to punish Disney in NJ?

Swamp Archives

Interesting Links

Today's Most Cited Sources

Greg Recommends

Upcoming Primaries

Look Who's RunningFor President Scorecard

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