Kerry is only third candidate in history to win both IA and NH

[kerryistheanswer]

No repub has ever won both states - only Carter and Gore won both states.

People keep saying that JK can't win nationally but he's already won two contests in very different states. Even if he loses in SC, I think he'll win big in Michigan, Arizona, and Missouri. His message has national appeal - its about removing special interests and making America fair for all.

[vi5]

1. I agree.....He is doing really well....

Enough of a cross section of people like him and especially when sized up against shrubby. The gripers on here can ignore that and still claim that he has no appeal but I'm sorry both of these victories,(which as history proves is not an easy feat to pull off) were solid and not even particularly close.

[La_Serpiente]

2. What about Muskie in 1972?

Didn't he win both Iowa and New Hampshire? Correct me if I am wrong, I am not sure.

[kerryistheanswer]

4. hmmm...don't think he won iowa

also, iowa wasn't really considered important till 1976 when it helped jimmy carter.

[La_Serpiente]

8. thanks

ok, thanks

[flaminbats]

12. Muskie won them both...

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/8088/Dem1972.html

[JaneQPublic]

14. Muskie top IA candidate in 1972, according to Des Moines Register

http://desmoinesregister.com/extras/politics/caucus2004/pastresults.html

[creativelcro]

3. I think NH was a fluke determined by many factors that do not

generalize at all to other states (mainly that the southern parts of NH are essentially a satellite of MA :D ). I'm not even considering the Iowa caucus mess.

[kerryistheanswer]

5. call it what you want - it's significant

and you would think so too if your candidate won. let's be honest....not to mention that dean is from a neighboring state and was up by 30 points last month.

[creativelcro]

7. So, people live in Vermont and commute to NH to work ?

[kerryistheanswer]

10. that's not the point - people in NH know Dean

You can complain and argue all you want but this win is signicant as was the Iowa blowout. You can try to trivialize the victory and blame the media, but Kerry won fair and square.

The real story in this race is Kerry's come from behind. The media counted him out - called him a dead man walking. Every interview was about Dean this, Dean that. The voters spoke and now the media has finally shut up. This election will confirm that Americans are smarter than the media would like to believe.

PEace.

[isbister]

15. You're right.

The voters of Iowa and New Hampshire rejected the media's choice.

[creativelcro]

9. what does "significant" mean in this context ?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

13. I admire your support of your candidate....

But NH was always, ALWAYS billed as the big showdown between Kerry and Dean, and Dean got whupped. It's that simple.

[vi5]

6. It's not like Dean is from Montana....

Vermont is not all that far from NH if I'm not mistaken.

[cprise]

11. True. Most of NH lives in the south, near Boston.

And huge numbers of them work in MA. Dems in NH have been following the lead of our state for many years.