America thinks Clarke is a fraud – Russert to confirm

David Wissing has a great post called “What Clarke Effect?” with the results of a Newsweek poll. Bottom line: Bush’s popularity has not suffered, the Bush/Kerry matchup numbers have not moved, and by a wide margin people think that Dick Clarke is motivated by partisan or personal reasons.

Meanwhile, Mark Kilmer notes that Clarke will be on “Meet the Press” tomorrow: “Russert is very good at grilling guests for inconsistencies, and he doesn't always accept lame answers from Democrats and their sympathizers.”

Yes, and my feeling is that Russert will solidify the impression most Americans have about book-hawker Dick Clarke.