Eating Kerry Alive

That's what the Bush campaign plans to do, and given Kerry's 19 year paper trail in the Senate, he could be very vulnerable.

Kerry may project more "presidentialness" - with the towering height, the stentorian voice, the measured demeanor - than Dean, but he also comes with the longest paper trail of any of the candidates, including 19 years as a senator, with votes on the full range of national issues. Dean, who served as Vermont governor for 11 years, did not take positions on many national issues.

"What the Republicans are going to do is whittle him down to size as a Dukakis liberal," says a senior GOP Senate aide, referring to the former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. "Kerry's going to have to be able to fend that off before it all sticks."

Near the bottom, this link also has a handy form you can use to see where candidates stand on the issues, in case you're interested.