Primary Dolor: Reality Check Edition
· Bush'sapproval rating is below 50 percent for first time;KerryleadsBush53 percent to 46 percent according to USAT/CNN/Gallup Poll. [ USAT ]
·Front-runnerKerryis criticized byDeanfor missing Medicare votes andEdwardsfor supporting NAFTA and being close to lobbyists. [ WP ] and [ NYT ]
·Today is judgment day forEdwards;ClarkandLiebermanstill playing "Let's Pretend." [ WP ] and [ NYT ]
· Kerrycrowned 'ABB' by some voters; Party leaders could endorse following a primary sweep today. [ WP ] and [ NYT ]
· Bushdoesn't forget his conservative base. [ WP ] and [ NYT ]
·Electability is the deciding factor.Rep. James Clyburn: "Black folks to a much greater degree want to see Bush out of the White House. Black people aren't crazy. They're looking for somebody they think can win in November." [ WP ]
· Liebermanconcedes a market correction: "I was irrationally exuberant." [ WP ]