Primary Dolor: Cavalier Volunteer Edition

· Kerry,Edwardscampaign for today's Virginia primary. [ WP ] and [ NYT ]

· Clark,Edwardshope for upset in today's Tennessee primary, but Kerry is the favorite: "Tennessee voters may not know him well, but they seem to like him because he is winning elsewhere." [ WP ] and [ BG ]

· Dean, campaigning with new themes, says a Wisconsin win is not essential. [ WP ] and [ NYT ]

· Kerryneeds Virginia, Tenn. to prove southern strength; Tenn. could be blue this November. [ WT ] and [ NYT ]

·Candidates focus on delegate count. [ BG ]

· Bushpromotes tax cuts in Missouri, obliquely refers toKerry: "Some people in Washington want to raise your taxes, there's no doubt about it." [ WP ] and [ WT ]

·Democrats complain aboutBush'spost-primary visits: "[B]illed as 'official events,' [they] are in reality taxpayer-financed campaigning." [ LAT ]

· Bushcampaign investigatesKerry'svotes, will likely focus on homeland security and special interests. [ LAT ]

· Edwardshopes his one-to-one campaigning style will help him catch up over time; experts say it's too late: "That's an argument of desperation: If the clock hadn't run out, we'd have won the ballgame." [ WP ]

· Kerryabsorbs labor support followingGephardt'sendorsement. [ NYT ]