November 15, 2003
FALSE MESSIAHS:
Democrats fear a Dean debacle: The front-runner, but he may be unelectable (Sheldon Alberts, 11/15/03, National Post)
[T]he more some Democratic strategists see of Dean, the more they think: Mondale, McGovern, Dukakis.Not only do they think he is too socially liberal to carry the swing states where the presidency will be won or lost, but they also fret he is too stubborn and too temperamental to handle the pressure of a long campaign.
Dean has shown an uncanny ability to say stupid things, such as how he wants to be the candidate for Southern whites who drive around with Confederate flags on their pickup trucks.
Worse yet, he gets all ticked off and self-righteous when people point out the stupid things he says.
Anti-Dean Democrats look at the good doctor from Vermont and see someone ready to implode. Maybe not now. Maybe next November, which would be worse.
Right or wrong, these people are now searching for an alternative. Right or wrong, that man seems to be Richard Gephardt.
When Dick Gephardt is your savior, you need a new religion. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 15, 2003 9:23 AM
I'm still stuck on the part where it's bad to say you want certain Americans to vote for you.
Posted by: David Cohen at November 15, 2003 10:43 AMWhen I see Dick Gephardt, I think Bob Dole.
Posted by: jd watson at November 15, 2003 10:49 AMDick Gephardt will save only if you don't believe in sin. Now, for some serious salvation, they should consider Rev. Al.
Posted by: jim hamlen at November 15, 2003 11:10 AMYou have to assume that soon or later Dean is going to have to name names other than Terry McAuliffe and his main rivals who he sees as the people who are not part of the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party. That's the one-ton elephant in the room -- or, since the is the Democratic Party, the 240 pound Donkey from Hope -- that is going to have to come up sooner or later if Dean does close in on the nomination.
Posted by: John at November 15, 2003 11:21 AMHillary?
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at November 15, 2003 12:22 PMHow about Kucinich? He's got the Goddess of Peace in his corner.
Posted by: AC at November 15, 2003 1:07 PMWatson:
Dole actually has a sense of humor that's not all thumbs -- though it was a bit too dour for politics.
Posted by: Twn at November 15, 2003 2:53 PM> I'm still stuck on the part where it's bad to say you want certain Americans to vote for you.
Remember: the worst gaffe is not when you say something that isn't true. It's when you say something that everyone knows is true, but you're not supposed to say.