Dean (Help Support Dean to Become the Dem Nominee)

PoliPundit.com ^ | 6/16/03 | PoliPundit

[NYC Republican]

Dean

I've been saying for months now that John Kerry is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination and would make the most formidable opponent to Bush; but Howard Dean could upset Kerry. Well, Dean is close on Kerry's heels in polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, despite the fact that Kerry's name recognition is much higher. On Saturday, Dean won a much-anticipated Wisconsin straw poll.

Liberal blogger Jerome Armstrong has been a strong Dean supporter for a while now and says that Dean can win the nomination largely by turning out his supporters in early caucus states.

Dean's candidacy is gaining momentum. On June 23, he'll hold a big event to formally "announce" his candidacy. The idea is to create buzz so that he can raise plenty of money by the June 30 FEC fundraising deadline for this quarter.

A Dean candidacy would be a dream come true for Republicans. Imagine a Democratic presidential candidate who's rabidly anti-war and promises to repeal all of the Bush tax cuts. Imagine such a candidate so wrapped up in a cocoon of liberal activists that he believes he can win by being more stridently liberal than any other presidential candidate. Ever. Now imagine Southern Democratic senators having to run for re-election with such a candidate at the top of the ballot.

If you're a conservative, you're probably saving up some money to donate to the president's re-election campaign. Might I suggest donating it to Dean instead? Republican candidates, especially the president, will raise large quantities of money anyway. To them your donation will be barely a blip on the screen. The Democrats are having a much tougher time raising money. Even a small contribution to Dean will help propel his campaign along. Don't you think that a good use of your money is to help the Democrats select as their presidential candidate a combination of Mondale and McGovern?

[NYC Republican]

Interesting take on the Dem up-coming primaries.

[csvset]

Dean has support with Ithica's Gay Community.

[Savage Beast]

When you think of Dean, remember the immortal words of Jeb Bush:

"He's not going to be President of the United States... I mean... I don't know what to say... I'm trying to be polite."

[codercpc]

Imagine a Democratic presidential candidate who's rabidly anti-war and promises to repeal all of the Bush tax cuts.

I wish everyone would stop saying "repeal all of the Bush tax cuts", and call it what it is a TAX INCREASE

These tax cuts (and hopefully more before 2004) are now the law. Any candidate who touches them will be raising our taxes.

Remember how it did Mondale in? Remember how he said he would raise our taxes? It's the same damn thing!

[blastdad51]

Send a few bucks to Dean or Sharpton. Either one will give you a high entertainment return for your money.

[Semper Paratus]

Dean represents the true core of the democrat party.
Can't think of a better nominee.

[dead]

Dean. Dean. Dependable Dean.

He's the best.

[COUNTrecount]

"Dean. Dean. Dependable Dean.

He's the best."

...........and his sausages are tasty, too.

[sticker]

Dean and Sharpton in 04. Has a catchy ring to it, doesn't it?

[CapandBall]

Be careful what you wish for, Dean is dangerous.

[Dark Wing]

You are going to love this. Imagine doing to the Democrats nationally what Gray Davis did to Republicans in the California gubinatorial primary.

[CapandBall]

Imagine a Democratic presidential candidate who got an "A" rating from the NRA, and is an Medical Doctor with a national health care plan.

Dean is dangerous.

[NYC Republican]

Dean is dangerous."

I'm not convinced that he's dangerous, but he is a very powerful speaker, when compared to the other bozos, and is very principled, won't back down on his beliefs, however radical they are...

[No Dems 2004]

Howard Dean is a fool. He's not in touch with Americans on most things, including homosexuality, which, in his dream world, he seems to think he's running for office in ancient Greece or on the island of Lesbos.

A recent Quinnipiac survey showed that, by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, Americans regard homosexual behaviour as morally wrong. What's more, especially in the electorally critical South and Midwest, a surprisingly large number of Americans feel that homosexual relations between consenting adults should be illegal (a narrow plurality in the Midwest). But Dean can't imagine that anybody would anything but love the perverts and their deviant activities.

Aside from homosexuality, he's fanatically anti-war, pro-abortion and anti-Bush all the way. I can't see him winning. He's just downright evil.

[Kenton]

I'm sorry, I can't support Dean. RevRunt Al is the officially endorsed Freeper's Choice~~~ ;)

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Be careful what you wish for, Dean is dangerous.

Dean IS dangerous. He'll grab all the dissatisfied Green party votes.

[ServesURight]

Gimme a break. Dean will be the first candidate to lose in all 50 states, breaking Mondale's ass-whipping.

[m1911]

That's possible. It's a long way to election time though, and I'm keeping my eye on him.

[m1911]

I think whoever gets the Democratic nomination in '04 will get most of the Green votes. I don't think they're going to give away Florida again, at the very least.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Dean is uniting a new generation of leftists behind him. In 1984 there wasn't a Green party back then (if there was it was very insignificant) and Dean doesn't possess none of that old-fashioned crass Democratic liberalism that stereotyped candidates such as Jesse Jackson and Mondale.

The scary thing is that he doesn't possess none of that phony New Democraticness either and doesn't have the baggage of Klinton. It's kind of hard to put it but I'm pretty sure FReepers know what I'm trying to say. Dean is a pure, hardcore leftist without coming across as a whacko. I don't think he'll beat Bush but he'll definetly give him a run for his $400 million.