GREEN WITHOUT ENVY (Howard Dean Ready to Bolt for Green Party)

The American Spectator ^ | February 9, 2004 | Washington Prowler

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Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean and his advisors are looking into options that would allow him to run for President on the Green Party ticket should he fail in his bid to wrench the Democratic nomination away from Senator John Kerry.

Dean had been looking at the Green Party long before his campaign caught fire.

As early as late last summer, Dean was considering the Green Party as an option, particularly because at the time Ralph Nader, the Green nominee in 2000, appears lass interested in a run.

'This isn't a ploy to get the Democrats to pay attention to us, says a Deaniac in Washington.'

'This is about ensuring that our man's views and this supporters' views get carried into the fall campaign. A Green Party bid puts him into the debates with Bush and whomever the Democrats nominate. It keeps us viable.'

It would also, as the Deaniac pointed out, get the attention of Terry Maculiffe and the DNC pretty quick.

Dean is the first to brag he's brought in hundereds of thousands of new voters to the party-voters who would most likely would follow Dean to the Greens. He probably would generate more votes than Nader himself pulled in 2000, again dooming the Democrats to another loss.

Nader has not indicated what he will do in the 2004 camapaign. In the past three months he has twice pushed back a decision on whether he is running.

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Here comes Dr. Dimento!

[theDentist]

Do it Howard! (bwahahahahaaaa!!!)

[latrans]

Oh, would that this were true!

[bcopay]

Pull that trigger, Howie!

[Skywarner]

Gotta send some more $$$ to Dean.

Go Dean!!

(Paid for by the Republicans for Dean committee)

[EggsAckley]

Welcome to FreeRepublic.



We sure are getting a LOT of new members here this month.

[Khan Noonian Singh]

Howard Dean on the Green Party ticket?

We can always hope!

[Petronski]

"WISH ME LUCK!"

[Sockdologer]

*laugh* The sky's not as big as my grin right now.

[ConservativeMan55]

This is a much bigger possibility than anyone thinks, I believe.

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[Consort]

Howard "I Have A Scream" Dean. (I borrowed that).

[eastsider]

Dean had been looking at the Green Party long before his campaign caught fire.

And even longer before his camgain nosedived.

[11th Earl of Mar]

This is bogus.

Dean said just this weekend that he would support the Democratic nominee.

[evolved_rage]

Dr. Mean Green Dean!!!

[Ragirl]

I hope Dr. Demented goes Green!!! GO HOWARD YYYYYEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAWOW

[EGPWS]

'This isn't a ploy to get the Democrats to pay attention to us, says a Deaniac in Washington.'

Nope, it's a ploy to get 2nd seat on the ticket.

[Constitution Day]

[OpusatFR]

I would vote for Dean in a heartbeat and my entire family would do the same if he bolted to the Greens.

I consider myself a super-Greenie and love Howard Dean with all my heart. What a president he could make!!!

[eastsider]

Make that, "... before his campaign nosedived" ...