Saturday, February 07, 2004


Kerry Wins Michigan Caucuses
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- John Kerry won Michigan's caucuses Saturday, easily outdistancing Howard Dean and John Edwards, who were vying for second.

Lt. Gov. John Cherry said it was the second-highest voter turnout in a Michigan Democratic caucus.

"One-hundred-forty-eight-thousand-plus people came out to cast their presidential preference and the loser was George Bush," Cherry said.

With 88 percent of the vote counted, Kerry won 50 percent, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean had 17 percent, U.S. Sen. John Edwards had 14 percent, retired Gen. Wesley Clark 7 percent, the Rev. Al Sharpton 5 percent and U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich 5 percent.