MSNBC's Howard Fineman: How the six major Democratic presidential contenders look in Iowa

[Catchawave]

Interesting review:


INDIANOLA, Iowa - After knocking around Iowa for a few days and then seeing the six major Democratic presidential contenders speak to a throng of 12,000 eager Iowans at Sen. Tom Harkin’s Steak Fry, here’s my first-to-worst box score on the presidential hopefuls in Iowa:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20825026

No surprises for me :)

[XemaSab]

1. Interesting analysis....

....but remember, Howard Dean was the "fiery" candidate four years ago, and the voters of Iowa thought that was a little freaky.

On the flip side, even though Iowa annointed Kerry in the primaries, they were underwhelmed with him in the general election and went for * instead.

[bigdarryl]

2. Sounds like more pro Hillary BULLSHIT to me Fineman is a Clinton ASS KISSER

[William769]

5. To you everyone is a Clinton Ass kisser. NT

[AlCzervik]

7. now now dear, i'm sure it's not that "Devastating" to you.

[chaumont58]

9. Howard the Duck is a Clinton ass kisser? Since when?

During '98, he went on Rush Limbaugh's show and proclaimed 'we' are not a good people, unless the Senate removes Clinton from office.

If you think Fineman is a bonafide Clinton ass kisser, I think maybe you missed a lot of Tweety's shows in the past 10 years.

[blm]

14. True - but now Bill is BFF with Poppy Bush, and that makes things all better.

Who pays Fineman the big bucks so he can afford his DC mortgage?

[durrrty libby]

10. Ass kisser because she was such a pro and so well received?

I beginning to think you are just a nasty chauvinist sexist.
Your criticisms are never ABOUT anything. :dunce: :hangover:

[jillan]

12. Yesterday was not Hillary's finest moment - and to say it was -

sounds a little like asskissing to me.

[pnwmom]

15. Except that he ranked Edwards at the top, not Hillary. n/t

[emilyg]

3. Thank you.

[PATRICK]

4. No apologies to Mr. Fineman,

But all that wading through dog vomit went nowhere. Any nugget about how the campaigns were doing were buried in the petty and fairly stupid imaging that was the core of his 'scorecard". He would flunk both as movie critic and sportscaster and definitely earn a black eye from his targets. And that is what the Dems in Iowa are for him. Targets.

"His polish surprised me." The same double edged knife in the back attacked each candidate in turn, wearily according to MSM script. Other than that emulsion there were no facts, no people, no words, no reality. Maybe he does the same for the GOP? In the future when introducing this swill to DU put up his comments side by side with his drooling over the GOP ham sandwiches so we can be informed, ad nauseam, by the full talking point spectrum for the benefit of those who for their own mental health don't read or view the propaganda very much.

[kenfrequed]

6. What the heck?

Biden is still a contender while Kucinich has almost twice as many supporters?

Thanks MSM, don't be too transparent about your support or anything!

[kenfrequed]

8. some polls

Have him ahead of Richardson and Dodd as well. What the heck is going on with this?

[jillan]

11. Who cares what he thinks?

He is so full of himself.

And I will never understand why KO has him on everyday.

[calteacherguy]

13. And I should agree with this so-called "analysis" becuase??? nt

[Catchawave]

17. You don't have to agree with it, I just thought it was interesting...

and wanted to share with my DU friends O8)

[waiting for hope]

16. No surprises for me either....

;-)

[Colobo]

18. Fineman has an opinion, and I have mine. I ranked them like this

1) Edwards
2) Obama
3) Clinton
4) Richardson
5) Biden
6) Dodd.