RATS' accelerated primary schedule working - some concerned party is rushing and will pay later

USA Today ^ | 2/17/04 | Andrea Stone

[Libloather]

WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders who sped up the presidential primary calendar so their party could unite behind a nominee before spring appear on the verge of getting their wish. But they will have to wait nearly nine months to see whether it pays off.

[Libloather]

But they will have to wait nearly nine months to see whether it pays off.

It won't. By the time Big Media totally dissects J Effin' Kerry's military records, there may not be anything left...

[eureka!]

Here's hoping that McAuliffe further enhances his resume when Kerry survives and the truth be known so that he can join Dukakis and Mondale in a blowout (along with a couple more GOP seats in the Senate). BTW, when did Joey Lockhart become a "strategist"?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

By the time Big Media totally dissects J Effin' Kerry's military records, there may not be anything left...

You are a trusting soul! Big Media tries to filter the news , their way of course!

[GulliverSwift]

So USA Today had that headline in the piece, eh?

[OldFriend]

The dems used their bomb squad on Dean to mitigate this front loaded primary plan which appeared to have backfired.

Now they have another flawed candidate and no place to go!

[AmericaUnited]

Here's hoping that McAuliffe further enhances his resume

You just remined me to say my regular monthly prayer of thanks to God that Terry McAuliffe is the DNC head.

[eureka!]

Please do. With the Chandler win in Kentucky, we're going to have to listen to some cr*p from McAwful for a while but not to worry. November's a long ways away and I think W's got a plan. Hehehe.....

[Right_in_Virginia]

Charlie Black, a Bush adviser, agrees: ''We're on defense, and the sooner it's plain to everyone the general election has started, the sooner we get back on offense.''

Kerry will have at least six months where he will be "hanging out there"...no debates, no 24/7 primary coverage.

Hmmmm...I wonder who's going to fill the void ;^)

[BlessedByLiberty]

...Fewer than 3 million have voted in 16 Democratic primaries and caucuses...

This is the underreported story - fewer Dems are voting in the primaries. This is a bad sign for a party so volatile that they proudly depend on "hate Bush" as their main platform.

Other articles (and Rush) have pointed out the numbers are way down. This is the reason the Media/Chrissy Matthews/ & DNC are throwing up trial baloons like the AWOL charge. They need to fire up a base that isn't motivated to vote.