Salon: Is Dean too Hot?

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http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/11/14/democrats/index_np.html
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Is Dean too hot?
The Democratic front-runner has ignited a blaze of Bush hatred. But will it burn up the party's chances in 2004?

Nov. 14, 2003 | Buoyed by the endorsements of the two largest unions in the AFL-CIO, Howard Dean seems likely to ride the wave of rank-and-file Democrats' anger at George W. Bush all the way to the party's presidential nomination.

Meanwhile Bush's handlers have devised a strategy designed to defeat Dean or any other hard-hitting opponent: benefit from a backlash against what they claim are extreme attacks against a sitting president.

Like a prizefighter hitching his trunks high above his waistline so that he can claim his opponent keeps hitting him below the belt, Bush's cornermen are already trying to get the Democrats disqualified as hateful partisans, even before he and his as-yet-unchosen challenger start squaring off.

[ulysses]

1. "Meanwhile Bush's handlers have devised a strategy..."

Christ on a crutch - of course they have. That's what they do. Here comes the clue bus...they'll devise a strategy to deal with ANYONE who gets the nomination. The trick is to deal with that strategy.

[MissMarple]

2. Dean, and Clark as well, are different from the regular politicos.

Dean is like a bulldozer, I think he'll just roll right over them. And Clark, he knows how to really fight. He won't waver, he'll just keep advancing.

:bounce: I love those guys.

[realFedUp]

3. Dupe thread

See:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=709164&mesg_id=709164

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[Bridget Burke]

4. Is Salon too cool?

They're socially liberal--soft-core erotica & all. But they don't want to be too identified as politically liberal.

That's their right. They do some good stuff--publishing Joe Conason comes to mind. But I let my subscription drop some time ago. My money is better spent elsewhere-- www.texasobserver.org for example.