Kerry rolls on, tops Bush in surveys

Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry rolled to dominating wins in Virginia and Tennessee on Tuesday, scoring a Southern sweep that could knock out at least one rival and put the nomination within reach.

Kerry, a Massachusetts Senator, easily brushed aside two Southerners, Wesley Clark of Arkansas and John Edwards of North Carolina, to notch his first wins in the South and make the case that he is a national candidate who can unify Democrats and challenge President George W. Bush in every region.

Meanwhile, some of Bush’s supporters are increasingly restive and anxious about the President’s economic policies as well as his attempts to justify the war against Iraq.