To tell or not to tell? Democrats differ

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To tell or not to tell? Democrats differ
Candidates vary on the benefit of discussing private details, tragedies
ADAM NAGOURNEY
New York Times

LOS ANGELES - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards cannot pass a crowd these days without talking about his father the millworker or growing up in rural North Carolina.

For Dick Gephardt, the campaign stories are about his father the milk truck driver and his son's successful battle with prostate cancer.

But spend a day with Howard Dean, and it is almost as if his life began the day he stepped behind the governor's desk in Vermont 12 years ago. And Sen. Joe Lieberman is far more animated talking about trade policy than in sharing stories about growing up in Stamford, Conn.

A striking stylistic divide has emerged among the Democratic candidates as they struggle to decide if they can -- or should -- discuss often intimate details of their lives in an era that celebrates the public airing of personal tales.

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To tell or not to tell? Democrats differ
Candidates vary on the benefit of discussing private details, tragedies
ADAM NAGOURNEY
New York Times

LOS ANGELES - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards cannot pass a crowd these days without talking about his father the millworker or growing up in rural North Carolina.

For Dick Gephardt, the campaign stories are about his father the milk truck driver and his son's successful battle with prostate cancer.

But spend a day with Howard Dean, and it is almost as if his life began the day he stepped behind the governor's desk in Vermont 12 years ago. And Sen. Joe Lieberman is far more animated talking about trade policy than in sharing stories about growing up in Stamford, Conn.

A striking stylistic divide has emerged among the Democratic candidates as they struggle to decide if they can -- or should -- discuss often intimate details of their lives in an era that celebrates the public airing of personal tales.

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1. Interesting article

I thought that it was interesting that the conclusion drawn was that, since Dean was in the lead, Americans weren't all that interested in the candidate's personal lives. I think the reporter missed the point. Dean is ahead because he is appealing to people to take back the country.