I return tomorrow to the polar bear habitat known as New York City, so there’ll be a little more action here on FA. It’s been a great trip. I think the reason that even more New Yorkers don’t move here is that we’re New Yorkers, so we look at cloudless skies and 70-degree February days and we just know that there’s gotta be some sort of catch. Right now my working theory is that restaurants that have aisles large enough for you to actually walk down, without turning sideways, cause cancer.
So, to a quick news bite: Howard Dean says he may NOT bow out of the race if he loses in Wisconsin on Tuesday. Why the change? The guy is carefully weighing his options, seeing how the money stacks up, determining whether his strategy might begin to motivate a re-energized voter base when he
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t.a.
February 14, 2004 at 10:10 pm
1i think dean decided that since the other campaigns have coopted so much of his message, he might as well hang around so people can hear the original. and while the kerry mistress story may not pan out, the overall increase in kerry coverage (and isn’t it about time we had more alliterative opportunities in politics?) may bring his alleged electability into question (since it was originally conjured out of thin air). i’m certainly hoping we turn things around wisconsin. i have severe doubts about kerry surviving a rove onslaught.
Ananna
February 15, 2004 at 11:00 am
2I really want to see Dean at the convention. He probably will have enough delegates to get a chance to speak, and I think he will put on a great show for the audience and invigorate everyone. His message brings the Democratic party a little bit closer to its roots, and away from the Republican-lite that it has become, and I personally think that’s a good thing. Not being Republican-lite, that is.
Plus, if Dean shows up at the convention, it might keep some of Dean’s supporters interested enough to stick with the election thing through to November. Maybe Dean will support the nominee at that point, after he’s had his say in front of the Democratic leadership. I can’t see him throwing support behind Kerry until he gets his say in the platform, assuming that a Democratic president gets elected, Dean wants to make sure that Kerry stays honest and at least Democratic enough to make people want to vote for another Democratic candidate again after Kerry’s eight years.
I would love to see some more stringent rules against media conglomeration written into the Democratic platform, which Dean was presenting (and which was a big factor in what killed him). Maybe some tweaking to the campaign finance reform plank, or adding one if we don’t have one. I imagine that’s what Dean is holding out for. So, he wants to get as many delegates as he can get, even if its not enough to win the nomination.
Sure would be nice to see a pro-Gay Marriage plank thrown in there too. But that’s not likely to happen, which is sad, because the Dems are going to find themselves caught up in the undertow when everyone realizes that the tidal wave of same sex marriages isn’t going to stop. The “Marriage Protection” constitutional amendments are going to fail, or if they pass, it’s just going to lead to another 21st amendment. It would be nice if history showed that the Democratic party was part of it, and had the spine to stick up for it. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle.
Sorry, that wasn’t funny at all, unless you’re a regular Free Republic reader, and even then we’ll see who gets the last laugh.
tim
February 16, 2004 at 1:50 pm
3So Dean is keeping his campaign alive based on reports by Matt Drudge. With decision-making based on that level of intelligence, it sounds to me like Dean really is presidential!