Reply #55: Why you should vote for Dean: [View All]

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I. Dean can win.

a. Dean's gun stance puts us in play in states like West Virginia
b. Dean's M.D. gives him credibility on health care
c. Dean is the only Democratic candidate challenging Bush on his own turf, defense.
d. Dean has balanced budgets through not one but *two* Bush recessions, and has cut taxes several times in Vermont, making him the ideal candidate to rip Bush on the economy.
e. Dean will bring a tidal wave of Democratic activists to the polls in Nov '04.
f. Dean has an uncanny ability to appeal to moderates, Greens, and independents.
g. Dean is a great orator.

II. Dean is desirable.

As a medical doctor, Dean is trained to make decisions based on facts, not ideology or faith. This translates into:

a. giving the Republic a credible, honest foreign policy.
b. bringing jobs back to the United States
c. pragmatism guided by solid Democratic values.