Update from the campaign trail
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Howard Dean, left and Wesley Clark
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From the Wolf Blitzer Reports staff in Atlanta:
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Has the un-Dean finally emerged? With fresh polls showing Wesley Clark chipping at Howard Dean's lead, some wonder if a two-man race is on before the first vote is cast.
Thursday, in New Hampshire, Clark received the endorsement of Enron whistle-blower Sherron Watkins.
A few months ago, he thought Dean would be his main competition. Now John Kerry is battling Clark for second spot in the Granite State's primary. He's there Thursday selling his message to voters.
Joe Lieberman, who says he's the "independent-minded" Democrat in the race, could soon find himself in a new race. Who's his target now? Dean or Clark?
The senator dined with New Hampshire voters on Thursday -- talking to "regular people."
"They're stressed about money," Lieberman said, "And I wanna leave more of it in their pockets."
With a not-so-impressive showing in the polls so far, Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina, is hoping for a last minute splash in the primaries.
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He, too, spent Thursday in New Hampshire, talking tax with middle class families.
The only candidate not in New Hampshire, Richard Gephardt, has Iowa all to himself -- and that's a good thing.
He knows the importance of a Hawkeye State win, and with just over a week left, there's no time -- or votes -- to spare.
"This president has lost 3.3 million jobs since he's been in office ... That's more than the last 11 presidents put together," Gephardt told voters.
"It's legislation that I would call historic," said President Bush Thursday as he touted the "No Child Left Behind Act" in Knoxville, Tennessee.
In the evening, Bush travels to Palm Beach County, Florida, for the first time since the 2000 election -- where he's expected to rake in $750,000.
