ABCNews: Kerry has switched from attacks on people to only policy attacks

[papau]

ABC News' Kerry campaign reporter Ed O'Keefe on Kerry: “.. just over a week ago in New Hampshire, something happened. The thoughtful, esoteric Senator, often taken to quoting Benjamin Franklin and referencing Dante in the same speech, tried something new: a simplified stump centered on deriding special interests and undercutting Dean's policy positions. From foreign policy to Medicare — and don't forget guns — Kerry attacked the policies, but not the person.”

[Warpy]

1. My oh my

Maybe he's wised up and dumped his DLC handlers.

[papau]

2. I hope so

the latest 38 to 24 Dean over Kerry in NH indicates the undecided is down 10% - and splitting 50/50 Dean/Kerry.

Kerry must do better if he is to pull it off.

[burr]

5. how nice...

Kerry ditched the DLC handlers and replaced them with PPI handlers like Stan Greenburg, Rob Shapiro, and John Kroger. :wow:

[helleborient]

3. Good for John Kerry! (n/t)

[blm]

4. He has always undercut Dean on policy. It gets spun as attacks.

No one can touch Kerry on actual policy. No one would want to debate him on policy, either.

[polpilot]

6. He's captivating and god-like!! and won't be the nominee! Go figure.

Dean '04...The New Democratic Leader of The NEW Democratic Party.

[blm]

7. Because the BFEE is working against Kerry to make sure that Dean

gets the primary.

[DrFunkenstein]

8. Why? Because It Will Take Rove All Of A Weekend To Trash Dean?

I'm sure his grassroots won't stand for it. Power to the people!

[Egnever]

9. What makes you think rove will have any more luck than you have?

its not working for your team what makes you think it will work for rove?

[blm]

15. 24/7 ads using Dean's own words and lies and fumblings

Ads airing 40 times a day every day for MONTHS.

[w4rma]

11. I'm working against Kerry to make sure that Dean gets the primary (n/t)

[blm]

12. no surprise you're working against Joe Wilson, Gary Hart, Rand Beers

and the intel community that wants Kerry to make their case against Bush.

Why you want to help Bush is odd to me.

[unfrigginreal]

10. This Kerry?

Kerry opens new line of attacks against embattled Dean
1:52 p.m. November 6, 2003

CONCORD, N.H. – Democrat John Kerry accused presidential rival Howard Dean of lacking principles and flip-flopping on key issues Thursday, hoping to convert the front-runner's fumble over the Confederate flag into a sweeping indictment of Dean's policies and personality.

"I think Americans deserve straight talk. I think they ought to know who Howard Dean is," the Massachusetts senator said.

The Dean campaign immediately shot back.

Dean's spokeswoman said Americans deserve to know why Kerry has struggled to explain his support for President Bush's Iraq war resolution. "It's become increasingly clear that John Kerry is a heck of a lot better at formulating negative attacks than formulating a straightforward position on Iraq," said Tricia Enright.

<snip>

Said Enright: "To quote John Kerry's favorite philosopher, Yogi Berra, I guess when John Kerry came to the fork in the low road, he took it."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20031106-1352-democrats-2004.html

[blm]

13. I think this part describes Dean's style of backtracking from his record.

This is attacking Dean on POLICY. If Dean backtracks on policy that's HIS problem.


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Flanked by state law enforcement officials, Kerry pointed out that Dean mentioned the Confederate flag in defense of his policies on guns. Dean regularly argues that his record as Vermont's governor – endorsed by the National Rifle Association – will help him court Southern white males who oppose gun control.

"Howard Dean has said he's against a ban on assault weapons, a background check for criminal records, and even a short waiting period for buying a gun," Kerry said. "In falling in line with the most extreme elements of the NRA, Howard Dean didn't offer straight talk, he offered straight-up pander to one of the most powerful special interest groups in America."

Dean now says he supports the ban as well as closing the gun-show loophole that allows purchases of weapons without background checks. Beyond that, Dean has said states should be allowed to go their own way.

Kerry said Dean's shift on gun policy fits a pattern in which the former governor has changed his views on a number of issues since the 1990s, including Social Security, Medicare, trade and public financing of elections. Dean held relatively moderate views as governor, and now is more in line with traditional Democrats who vote in the primaries.

"It's not enough just to switch your positions in the presidential race," Kerry said. "These are issues of principle."
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[RUMMYisFROSTED]

14. Why, November 6 is Today!!!!!

That didn't last long.

[indigo32]

16. Fiesty little bastard

ROTFLMAO