According to pre-caucus polls, Dean looks weak (but not as weak as Gephardt).
According to polls as voters entered 1,993 schools, libraries, living rooms and other caucus sites, Sen. John Kerry (search) has a lead among those offering their initial preferences.Just trying to keep you all up-to-the-minute!Kerry had 29 percent while Sen. John Edwards (search) had the backing of 23 percent who expressed a preference in the entrance polls. In third was one-time front runner Howard Dean (search) with 21 percent and in fourth was Rep. Dick Gephardt (search) with 16 percent.