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Washington post, Kerry's message really turns me off, old, same Washington talk. If this guy wins, democratic party can go to hell, I mean it.
Dean - -----
"Iowa Democrats are predicting near-record turnout, perhaps 125,000 Democrats, or twice as many who voted in 2000. With the candidates spending record-setting amounts on television ads and get-out-the-vote efforts, it is not clear who stands to benefit most from the new faces, though the Des Moines Register noted Friday morning that registration in Johnson County, home to the University of Iowa, is up 300 percent over the past six months compared with four years ago. This could be good news for Dean, a favorite of college-age students, who has brought about 3,500 out-of-state volunteers to Iowa to get those voters to the polls.
But strategists from several campaigns said Dean is losing support by the day, based on daily tracking polls. Dean on Friday called it a four-way tie in a "very fluid race," but said he believes his organization will carry him over the top Monday night.
"This is all down to the last 72 hours," Dean told reporters as his bus rolled through central Iowa. "This is all about who gets their voters out."
Dean acknowledged he has been bruised by opponents' criticism and sharper media scrutiny after he took an early lead here. He said that he sometimes gets upset, but that he has developed "a thicker skin" and regards recent rough going as "part of the process" through which every serious candidate goes. He recalled that Gary Hart, a former presidential candidate, had warned him early in his bid that "there's no such thing as a wimp who gets to be president."
Kerry -------------
Kerry's message to undecideds: He is the candidate with the military and political experience to oust Bush.
"What you need to do in these next hours, obviously, is to find out who can be president, who's ready to be president, who can lead our country in the direction we want and who can beat George Bush. I believe I'm that person," he said to about 100 people at the Waverly City Hall, along the banks of the Cedar River. "I think the reason you are seeing some changes out here in Iowa right now is people are listening carefully and checking us out, and coming to that conclusion."
