New Hampshire Voters Respond to Candidates' Appeals

february 10, 2004  03:43 pm
New Hampshire Voters Respond to Candidates' Appeals
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.