Three recent polls show Dean narrowly leading Kerry in Massachusetts,
Kerry's home state.
The Boston Globe/WBZ-News poll released today shows Dean with 27 percent to Kerry's 24 percent. Remaining candidates are in single digits with Clark at 6 percent. (MOE 5%)
A Merrimack College poll also taken this week was reported in the North Andover Eagle-Tribune with Dean garnering 23.5 percent to Kerry's 22.4 percent. (MOE 4.75%)
A University of Massachusetts poll taken last week showed similar numbers -- Dean led that poll by six points with 29 percent to Kerry's 23 percent.
John Kerry is now running against himself and the perception that his candidacy is a failure as much as he's running against Howard Dean. Another tasty tidbit from the Globe poll:
Many of the voters thought Kerry's candidacy was still viable, with 46 percent agreeing that his campaign was moving forward even though he has faced some rough spots. But 25 percent said his candidacy was floundering and he should drop out.
More info:
Boston Globe story
WBZ-TV story