New Hampshire Voters Respond to Candidates' Appeals
By AAN Staff
february 10, 2004 03:43 pm
Travis Durfee's schedule for three days is as hectic as any presidential candidate's. He catches six of the seven main Democratic presidential hopefuls as he criss-crosses New Hampshire. Some of his observations: Joe Lieberman is trying to use President Bush to campaign for him; a subtler, more refined Howard Dean can still bring listeners to the edge of their seats with his message; John Edwards oozes compassion as he works a room the same way he might work a jury for a settlement; Dennis Kucinich supporters wonder if they should vote on principle or to win; the Wesley Clark crowd's enthusiasm seems like overcompensation; and John Kerry looks like New Hampshire's Old Man of the Mountain before it crumbled.