Clark's N.H. progress dogs Kerry (the knives are coming out)

Kerry is in the fight of his career. His campaign began many moons ago with a lot of promise. Kerry's had a tremendous Senate run, and he's well-respected in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, Massachusetts doesn't have a primary until March 2004. According to this Boston Globe article, people warm to Kerry when they see him in person, and his Iowa audiences have grown. Clark has basically had NH all to himself for the past week. The polls are revealing that the races in IA and NH are becoming ever-more competitive. Clark's numbers have soared past Kerry's, and the IA race is now a Gephardt - Dean battle. In NH, Dean and Kerry are ramping up the attacks on Clark. (To his credit, Clark has taken the high road and has not attacked any fellow Dems, although he has obliquely referenced policy stands that they have with which he disagrees). Kerry has enlisted his campaign chairwoman, former NH Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, to "talk about Clark and his record." (Read: attack Clark). Dean's minions were papering the Town Hall meeting in Peterborough on 1/7 with attack literature, accusing Clark of being "pro-war" and a "Republican" (neither of which is true). So, look for it to get ugly over the next few weeks, as two (or more) professional politicians start attacking the one candidate who has not attacked anyone. General (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark.