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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (8)	1/16/2004 8:15:09 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Drudge has no crap on Dean, right?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (8)	1/19/2004 10:46:02 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 81568

Internet users go for Kerry, poll shows Howard Dean and John Edwards trail him in the Iowa Poll's survey of caucus-goer Web users. By JONATHAN ROOS Register Staff Writer 01/19/2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Dean created a national stir with his use of the Internet to build support for his campaign, but John Kerry has the edge among likely Iowa caucus participants who have received political information via the Web. A new Des Moines Register poll, taken last week, shows 39 percent of those planning to take part in tonight's Democratic presidential caucuses have used the Internet to seek out or receive information from candidates or political organizations. Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, leads among those Internet users, receiving the support of 29 percent. Dean, a former Vermont governor, ties North Carolina Sen. John Edwards for second with 21 percent each. Among all likely caucus-goers, Kerry narrowly leads the race in Iowa with support from 26 percent. Edwards is second at 23 percent, Dean third at 20 percent and Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri fourth at 18 percent. The Iowa Poll, taken Tuesday through Friday, has a margin of error of 4 percentage points. The race remains fluid even at this late stage, with 5 percent of likely caucus participants still undecided and 47 percent of those backing a candidate saying they could change their minds. The Internet has become an important tool for most of the candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Dean raised a surprising amount of money and built a huge following on the Internet, which helped him become a national front-runner. The poll shows, however, that his followers in Iowa aren't the only ones using the Internet as a political tool. Forty-four percent of Kerry's supporters and 43 percent of Dean's supporters say they have used the Internet to gather political information. Of the people who have used the Internet to seek out information, 46 percent say they definitely will attend a caucus tonight. The group includes a high proportion of well-educated, upper-income residents of cities and metro areas and over half are under 35. Poll participant Alicia Carriquiry of Ames, who was still undecided last week about which of the candidates to support, planned to do more research about them on the Internet. "It's a very weighty decision. What happens in Iowa, funny enough, tends to shape what happens in the rest of the primaries," said Carriquiry, 46, associate provost and professor of statistics at Iowa State University. She has also done her homework by watching debates, and she heard speeches by Dean and Kerry. With several of the eight candidates for the Democratic nomination campaigning in Iowa almost nonstop since summer, the poll shows 20 percent of likely caucus participants have personally met the candidate they prefer for the presidency. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the poll The Iowa Poll, conducted for The Des Moines Register by Selzer & Co. Inc. of Des Moines, is based on interviews with 606 registered Iowa voters who say they definitely or probably will attend the Democratic caucuses. Interviewers contacted voters registered as Democrat, Green or no-party by using randomly selected telephone numbers. Percentages based on the full sample may have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Republishing the copyright Iowa Poll without credit to The Des Moines Register is prohibited. The poll, conducted Jan. 13-16, asked the following: How likely is it you will attend the Democratic precinct caucuses? Will you definitely attend, probably attend, might or might not attend, or probably not attend? Have you personally met any of the nine current candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president? (If yes) Have you personally met (your first choice for president)? Do you have regular access to the Internet - at home, at work, or somewhere else? (If yes) Have you sought out or received information from any political organization or presidential candidate? desmoinesregister.com