Monthly Archives: January 2004

So it turns out that anger, money and an unhealthy dose of self-righteous delusion weren’t enough to propel Howard Dean to the Democratic nomination. Dean is finished. His only chance now is to string along victories in New Mexico, Michigan … Continue reading →

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Kerry: B. Looked presidential, stayed on message, and generally reassured voters that he’s the front-runner for a reason. Emerged without being bloodied by attacks that will certainly occur below the media radar in the coming days. Dean: C+. Did okay. … Continue reading →

“The board is set. The pieces are moving.” -Gandalf, Return of the King

Ezra Klein says we should replace the Iowa panderfest with some rotation: Not only is Iowa unrepresentative, but because of the interest groups that dominate it the pandering promises potential nominees make can be damaging to the rest of the … Continue reading →

Looks like there could be trouble again: This time, the vote isn’t national or final, but it will go a long way toward determining the alternative to Bush in November 2004. The vote will take place in Iowa Monday night. … Continue reading →

You know you’ve become a partisan hack when the press publishes a negative story related to Howard Dean, and your kneejerk reaction is to blame the GOP or … Joe Lieberman. True to form, Oliver Willis uses this typically terse … Continue reading →

According to the latest tracking polls, John Kerry has pulled slightly ahead in what has become a four-way race in Iowa. This is bad news, since Kerry’s surge has spelled an end to the “Clark vs. Dean” speculation that has … Continue reading →

Arianna Huffington says all the talk of Howard Dean being unelectable is “nothing short of idiotic.” If she hears it one more time, she’s going to “do something crazy,” like, say, run for governor of California. Consider the source. The … Continue reading →

The Dean campaign today offered a sneak peek of the candidate’s approach to swing voters in the general election: Howard Dean has called on the Democratic Party to stand up and fight the Republicans, and yesterday he offered a firsthand … Continue reading →

I was one of the few lucky bloggers who got to ask Wesley Clark a question during the last Wireside Chat: [17:20:50] Clark04.com: Aaron Benson asks: General Clark, after you defeat George Bush in November, you’ll likely be faced with … Continue reading →

“You cannot accommodate right-wing zealots. There’s no accommodation to be had.” That was the essential part of Howard Dean’s response to a question about breaking gridlock on judicial nominees in the radio debate. Dean also said the following: I actually … Continue reading →

Go to this page, and search for Dean, Howard. Judging from their political contributions, it looks like the other Howard Deans out there are staunch Republicans. And if the probable nominee wins out, those Howards will be the butt of … Continue reading →

…and when did he know it? That’s the question we should be asking St. Dean after this latest revelation: Presidential hopeful Howard Dean (news – web sites), who accuses President Bush (news – web sites) of being weak on homeland security, … Continue reading →

It wasn’t but a month ago that Howard Dean was saying we’ve got to stop talking about “guns, God and gays” in this country and start talking about real issues like education and health care. At one point, he even … Continue reading →