All I can say is that I think that both Clark and Dean look like excellent candidates. Were I a US citizen I would find it difficult to choose between them.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=477913General Wesley Clark, the former Nato commander who entered the presidential race only four months ago, is emerging as the candidate most likely to upset Howard Dean's hitherto unstoppable drive towards the Democratic nomination in November.
Gen Clark's appeal was underlined by the $11m (£6m) he raised in the fourth quarter of 2003, putting him second only to the former Vermont governor in the vital "invisible primary" of fundraising. Mr Dean collected $14m in the same period.
But armed with $3.7m of additional matching funds from the federal government, Gen Clark is now able to finance a vigorous campaign well beyond the crucial early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Party strategists believe that after 3 February, when South Carolina and five other states hold primaries, opposition to Mr Dean will crystalise around one candidate. Gen Clark, with his background in national security and links to the party's centrist establishment, led by ex-president Bill Clinton, fits the bill perfectly. In a back-handed compliment to Gen Clark's progress, other candidates are starting to turn their fire on him as well as Mr Dean. They point to his lack of experience in politics and accuse him of leaning too heavily on his military record.