Posted on 11/06/2003 8:14:10 AM PST by PhiKapMom
“‘Before he was so flush with cash, Howard Dean was an ardent and passionate supporter of the matching-fund system,’ said Jim Jordan, manager of Kerry’s campaign. ‘Now that his situation has changed, of course, so have his views on that system. More flip-flops, more politics of convenience, more politics as usual.’” (Mark Z. Barabak, “Dean Taking Poll On Funding Question,” Los Angeles Times, 11/5/03)
March ‘03: Let There Be No Doubt. “Howard Dean committed Friday to taking taxpayer dollars to finance his presidential campaign … Former Vermont Gov. Dean said he has already met the requirement.” (Sharon Theimer, “Dean To Take Public Financing For Presidential Campaign,” The Associated Press, 3/7/03)
March ‘03: Watch Yourself, Dean Tells Dems. “He promised to make it an issue in the Democratic primaries if any of his rivals decide to skip public financing … ‘It will be a huge issue,’ Dean said. ‘I think most Democrats believe in campaign finance reform.’” (Sharon Theimer, “Dean To Take Public Financing For Presidential Campaign,” The Associated Press, 3/7/03)
June: ‘03: And If You Don’t Believe Me, Read My Letter.“As a candidate seeking to become eligible to receive Presidential primary matching funds, I certify and agree to the following provisions … [I] will not incur qualified campaign expenditures in connection with my campaign for nomination in excess of the expenditure limitations…” (FEC Website, www.fec.gov/finance/2004matching/dean_docs_001.pdf, Accessed 11/5/03)
August ‘03: Dean Floats Trial Balloon? Howard Dean “backed away from his pledge to adhere to spending limits, saying some advisers want to explore opting out of the Watergate-era public financing system because of his sudden fund-raising success. Dean said he still intends to accept taxpayer money and spending restraints, and suggested he has discouraged his staff from considering alternatives right now. … ‘Could we change our mind? Sure,’ he said.” (Jodi Wilgoren, “Dean Considers A Plan To Forgo Public Financing,” The New York Times, 11/5/03)
November ‘03: Will Push Polling Provide “Political Cover?” One person close to the Dean campaign described the polling … as a way to provide political cover for abandoning the system.” (Jodi Wilgoren, “Dean Considers A Plan To Forgo Public Financing,” The New York Times, 11/5/03)
9/20/03)
Dems Are Uniting To Defeat Bush & Republicans. “[Peter] Lewis, 69, who owns $1.4 billion of Progressive’s shares, and financier George Soros pledged $10 million each to a new political organization, America Coming Together. The group’s aim: mobilize people to vote against the president by raising $75 million, which is more money than any political committee has assembled for a campaign, aside from the Democratic and Republican national organizations themselves.” (“Billionaires Pledge Millions To Oust President,” Miami Daily Business Review, 10/29/03)
Dean Thought Of Over 500 Million Reasons He Shouldn’t Take Public Financing. The RNC will have to “counter the $300 million to $500 million that liberal Democratic groups are expected to plow into anti-Bush ads - at least three times what the Democrats spent against Mr. Bush in 2000.” (Ralph Z. Hallow, “Size Of Bush War Chest Raises Questions,” The Washington Times, 10/22/03)
2000: Then-Governor Dean Flip-Flopped On Public Financing. “Six years ago, then-Governor Howard Dean signed legislation that he said would ‘change the way campaigns are run’ in Vermont. The intent of the law was to provide candidates for governor who participated in a voluntary system with a maximum of $300,000 in public financing, and set a spending cap. Dean, who at that time could attract donations more readily than challengers for his job, said he signed the law ‘even though I knew it was going to be to my own disadvantage.’ But when it came time for Dean to run for reelection in 2000, he rejected public financing and busted the spending cap by 300 percent.” (Michael Kranish, “To Dean, Finance Law Is Familiar Dilemma,” The Boston Globe, 9/6/03)
Fire Democrats ~ Hire Republicans!
"Have you ever voted for a Democrat in the pale moonlight?"
Deanie Weenie flipflops.
ha !! :O)Did ya'll see that article about him in Florida ? Telling Southern voters how to vote ? Said Graham is on his 'short list' for VPs ?? lol !
Howard Dean campaigns in Tallahassee
(Howard Dean Tells Southerners How to Vote)
Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean told a Tallahassee audience today that southerners have to quit basing their votes on "race, guns, God and gays."
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