tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56876512011-04-21T14:13:05.564-05:00DEANcorewe're gonna take our country backVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comBlogger3511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1099878476344137912004-11-07T19:46:00.000-06:002004-11-08T03:39:35.293-06:00First 2008 Poll McLaughlin & Associates were busy election night tapping into the early 2008 sentiment. (n=1000, moe=3.1%) "if the 2008 Democrat primary for president were held today and the candidates were...for whom would you vote?": 35 Unsure 27 Hillary Clinton 16 John Kerry 07 John Edwards 04 Al Gore 04 Howard Dean 03 Evan Bayh 02 Wesley Clark 02 Barack Obama 02 Harold Ford Jr. 01 Mark Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1099907433929739302004-11-07T19:43:00.000-06:002004-11-08T04:19:12.936-06:00Dean 2008 Gear Well, there's mugs, shirts, and the usual stuff here and here. Personally, I'm partial to these shirts and buttons. This guy is already equipped. I gotta get me one of them "Judy Dean for America" bumper stickers. Yikes! This site has most of the bases covered. Besides "Dean-2008", we have Clark-, Clinton-, Edwards-, Feinstein-, Gore-, Kerry-, Obama-, Pelosi-, Richardson-, and Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1099464052238781682004-11-03T01:36:00.000-06:002004-11-03T00:40:52.236-06:00Dean08.com The 2008 campaign begins. A big site re-design is a comin'. You have the power (in 2008). Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1089634769751771262004-07-12T07:18:00.000-05:002004-07-12T07:21:04.586-05:00Dean-Nader Debate Dean Debates Ralph Nader on July 9th (NPR) Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1079690774003280832004-03-19T04:06:00.000-06:002004-03-21T08:42:09.843-06:00Democracy for America Dean has launched the so-called "DFA 2.0": Democracy for America. Find out what it's about here. Blog for America is now the DFA Blog. New look. Same people. Same message. Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1079689823377739082004-03-19T03:50:00.000-06:002004-03-19T04:11:06.390-06:00Obama Wins in Illinois Illinois will soon have a second democratic Senator. The Sun-Times breaks down the primary election results. Obama 652,826 - 52.7% Hynes 293,623 - 23.7% Hull 134,173 - 10.8% Pappas 74,656 - 6.0% Chico 53,074 - 4.3% Skinner 16,065 - 1.3% Washington 13,288 - 1.1% Big thanks to my wife, who spent most every weekday in the last two months at the downtownVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1078273664070282282004-03-02T18:27:00.000-06:002004-03-19T03:40:29.340-06:00DEAN WINS VERMONT! CNN has the numbers. Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1076907745897872442004-02-15T23:02:00.000-06:002004-02-15T23:14:36.576-06:00Milwaukee Debate Rally Photos Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1076243658775063082004-02-08T06:34:00.000-06:002004-02-08T06:37:14.810-06:00The Media Disgusting: -- "whose once promising campaign unraveled further when the head of a major union withdrew his support" (AP) We unraveled further to the tune of about 60 delegates (Edwards=3, Clark=0). -- "Dean, it now turns out, had done Kerry a great favor. Outside of the limits, Kerry is now free to raise and spend as he sees fit, while his nearest rival, Edwards, is still limited Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1076242870211808392004-02-08T06:21:00.000-06:002004-02-08T06:35:32.606-06:00Delegates I had to read through article after article, lambasting Dean, and failing to note that he picked up a huge amount of delegates in MI and WA yesterday. Finally I found it buried in an AP story. 2162 to win: Kerry 412 Dean 174 Edwards 116 Clark 82 Sharpton 12 Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1075802048651858852004-02-03T03:54:00.000-06:002004-02-03T03:55:48.606-06:00A Rough Couple of Weeks Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1075200672660348052004-01-27T04:51:00.000-06:002004-01-27T06:44:35.500-06:00Final NH Tracking Polls All of this is pretty irrelevant at this point. PLEASE get out and vote. ARG: Kerry 35 (35) [38] Dean 29 (25) [20] Edwards 16 (15) [16] Clark 13 (13) [15] Lieberman 6 (6) [5] Zogby: Kerry 37 (31) [30] Dean 24 (28) [23] Edwards 12 (12) [9] Clark 9 (13) [13] Lieberman 9 (9) [9] Suffolk: Kerry 37 (38) [36] Dean 19 (17) [20] Clark 8 (10) [11] Edwards 8 (9) [8] LiebermanVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1075121641686870522004-01-26T06:54:00.000-06:002004-01-26T06:56:07.746-06:00Zogby's Latest Zogby's Latest Tracking Poll (1/23-1/25): Kerry 31 (30) Dean 28 (23) Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1074949742500230592004-01-24T07:16:00.000-06:002004-01-24T07:17:10.763-06:00Media Spin Even as a devoted supporter, I still have to love the concession speech remixes from places like DeanGoesNuts.com. Below is the spinning epicenter of evil. Thanks, uggabugga. Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1074836346095438002004-01-22T23:39:00.000-06:002004-01-22T23:41:51.576-06:00Guest Post From TP: Why is the media so interested in destroying Dean? Whether Dean’s speech after the Iowa caucus was appropriate or not does not really matter. The fact is that the speech itself didn’t hurt Dean, but the constant and never-ending comments of the media about it. Now it is three days (and the State of the Union speech) later and they still talk about his speech. Dean’s Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1074688759178925292004-01-21T06:39:00.000-06:002004-01-23T07:10:28.013-06:00NH Tracking Polls ARG UNH Gallup Suffolk Zogby Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1074159825862344442004-01-15T03:43:00.000-06:002004-01-15T04:39:23.043-06:00Moseley-Braun Will Endorse Dean -- "Moseley Braun poised to end campaign: Former senator will endorse Dean for Democratic nomination" (MSNBC) Carol Moseley Braun, the former senator and ambassador who waged a spirited but poorly financed insurgent campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, intends to withdraw from the race, sources tell MSNBC. MSNBC has confirmed with sources within Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1074001850214717452004-01-13T07:50:00.000-06:002004-01-13T07:52:27.733-06:00Iowa Tracking Poll Iowa: MSNBC/Reuters/Zogby poll. Each of these is 3-day average, the latest being Jan. 10-12. MoE=± 4.5 Dean 28 (26) (25) Gephardt 23 (23) (23) Kerry 17 (16) (15) Edwards 14 (12) (14) Clark 2 (2) (3) Lieberman 1 (2) (3)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1074001619300661442004-01-13T07:47:00.000-06:002004-01-13T07:48:44.950-06:00New Hampshire Tracking Poll New Hampshire: American Research Group poll. Each of these is 3-day average, the latest being Jan. 9-11. MoE=± 4.0 Dean 36 (35) (35) (35) (35) Clark 19 (20 ) (21) (20) (18) Kerry 10 (10) (10) (11) (12) Lieberman 10 (9) (8) (8) (8) Gephardt 4 (4) (4) (5) (6) Edwards 3 (3) (3) (3) (3)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1073145027354344202004-01-03T09:57:00.000-06:002004-01-03T09:59:38.483-06:00Q4: Dean Tops 15 Million The momentum continues. -- "Dean nets $15 million in fourth quarter" (CNN) Democratic presidential hopeful and front-runner Howard Dean raised more than $15 million in the fourth quarter of 2003, his campaign has announced, breaking his previous quarter's total of $14.8 million. Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi said on the campaign's Web site that $414,540 in Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1073144876129118652004-01-03T09:47:00.000-06:002004-01-03T09:49:55.513-06:00Latest National Poll CNN/Time: The press has practically coronated Dean and results like this CNN/Time poll explain why. -- Dec. 30 - Jan. 1, 399 registered Democrats and Democratic leaners, MoE ± 4.9. November results in parentheses. Dean 22 (14) Kerry 10 (9) Lieberman 9 (11) Clark 8 (12) Gephardt 7 (6) Sharpton 6 (5) Edwards 5 (5)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072350329120098402003-12-24T23:22:00.000-06:002003-12-25T05:28:15.106-06:00Fiesty Dean Returns -- "Dean, Under Attack, Revives Feisty Style" (NY Times) But the relentless battering has stymied his effort to look long range, forcing him to hunker down in the final month before the first votes. "Ultimately, if I'm going to be the nominee, I have to broaden the message," Dr. Dean, the former governor of Vermont, said recently in an interview as his van shuttled between Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072352291886705562003-12-24T23:01:00.000-06:002003-12-25T05:45:11.920-06:00The Bat: A New Year For America -- "The Bat is Up!" (Blog for America) It's that time again. Time to make sure Dean leads the way, not just in ideas and in the number of supporters, but in fundraising. The 4th quarter has been an incredible one for Dean, now solidly the frontrunner. And there are many to thank. Thanks to the other candidates, who more or less put him there by talking about Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072297612399036222003-12-24T14:26:00.000-06:002003-12-24T14:28:06.983-06:00Latest State Polls: AZ, OK Arizona: Dean is strong out of the gate in the first American Research Group AZ poll. -- Dec. 20-23, 600 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 4.0. Dean 26 Clark 15 Lieberman 9 Gephardt 7 Kerry 6 Edwards 1 Oklahoma: That OK ray of hope for Clark is disappearing in the new American Research Group poll. -- Dec. 20-23, 600 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 4.0. Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072187589376509722003-12-23T07:53:00.000-06:002003-12-23T07:54:07.140-06:00Deanster -- "Napster Runs for President in '04" (NY Times) I don't know what will happen on Election Day 2004. But I do know this: the rise of Howard Dean is not your typical political Cinderella story. The constant comparisons made between him and George McGovern and Barry Goldwater — each of whom rode a wave of anger within his party to his doomed nomination — are facile. Yes, Dr. Dean's Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072186934710025522003-12-23T07:42:00.000-06:002003-12-23T07:43:12.606-06:00Campaign Embed: Exclusive Dean Interview -- This comes from the MSNBC Campaign Embed, on the road with Dean on Sunday. Q: If you were writing this story, what would you write? Dean: I would try something new if I were a journalist. I think a lot of journalism is gotcha — can you find something that I said in 1985 that contradicts a position now. A lot of it is Senator So-and-So said something Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072186236363759342003-12-23T07:30:00.000-06:002003-12-23T07:31:34.403-06:00Latest National Polls Washington Post/ABC News: The air of invevitability is bound to continue based on this Washington Post/ABC News national poll. -- Dec. 18-21, a subsample of 1001 adults, MoE ± ???. Dec. 10-14 results in parentheses. Oct. 26-29 results in brackets. Dean 31 (20) [17] Gephardt 9 (6) [14] Lieberman 9 (12) [13] Kerry 8 (7) [8] Clark 7 (7) [14] Edwards 6 (2) [5] Sharpton 5 (7) [7]Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072184446210136212003-12-22T07:00:00.000-06:002003-12-25T04:56:59.420-06:00Miscellany -- "Can Dean find success as a liberal’s Reagan?" (Susan Estrich) Anyone who thought Howard Dean's candidacy would collapse with the capture of Saddam doesn't understand the Vermont governor's appeal to Democratic primary voters. The only thing that could have hurt Dean would be his saying that the capture of Saddam changed his view of the war. Notice that he didn't. Hussein's captureVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1072184194675220402003-12-21T06:56:00.000-06:002003-12-25T04:56:41.500-06:00Out Of The Mainstream? Hardly -- "Out Of The Mainstream? Hardly" (Washington Post) is an editorial penned by Dean responding to the Post's Dec. 18 editorial discussing his recent foreign policy speech. It is just as important that this president failed to level with the American people about the costs or potential consequences or about the nature of the threat. Our democratic tradition, our Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071824275954553782003-12-19T03:08:00.000-06:002003-12-19T03:23:16.153-06:00Latest State Polls: WI, GA, NH Wisconsin: Even after the supposedly "troubling for Dean" capture of Hussein, WI voters swing heavily in his favor in this University of Wisconsin-Madison poll. -- Dec. 14-16, 402 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 5.0. Sept. 21-23 figures in parentheses. Dean 33 (13) Lieberman 12 (14) Clark 11 (18) Gephardt 9 (11) Kerry 6 (7) Georgia: Who can't win in the Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071825206857628622003-12-19T03:07:00.000-06:002003-12-19T03:24:27.420-06:00Latest National Poll Zogby: The numbers keep getting better. Check out the new Zogby national poll. -- Dec. 15-17, 400 likely Democratic voters, MoE ± 5.0. Nov. 3-5 results in parentheses. Oct. 15-18 results in brackets. Dean 28 (15) [12] Lieberman 8 (9) [8] Gephardt 7 (9) [5] Clark 6 (10) [10] Kerry 4 (7) [9]Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071741915164825442003-12-18T04:14:00.000-06:002003-12-18T04:26:07.530-06:00Endorsements Floweth The endorsements floweth over for Dean of late. Here's just a few from the past couple of days. And NJ Governor James McGreevey should be announcing his endorsement tomorrow. -- "Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt endorses Dean for president" (Arizona Daily Sun) -- "Bruce Babbitt and Hattie Babbitt Endorse Dean for President" (Blog for America) -- "Baltimore Mayor Martin Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071717916820048702003-12-17T21:25:00.000-06:002003-12-18T03:59:45.653-06:00Latest National Polls USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll: The man can't be stopped. Check out the new Gallup Poll. -- Dec. 14, 415 Democrats or Democratic leaners, MoE ± 5.0. Dec. 11-13 results in parentheses. Dec. 5-7 results in brackets. Dean 27 (33) [25] Liebermann 12 (12) [10] Clark 12 (11) [17] Gephardt 7 (9) [14] Kerry 7 (10) [7] Edwards 6 (4) [7] CBS News: Dean also dominates the field in the new Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071715731774280112003-12-17T21:16:00.000-06:002003-12-17T21:20:05.983-06:00State Poll-o-rama: NH, NH, PA, AZ, AZ, OK, SC New Hampshire: Dean's numbers are through the roof in the latest WMUR poll. -- Dec. 10-15, 447 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 4.5. Nov. 6-13 figures in parentheses. Dean 46 (38) Kerry 17 (16) Clark 10 (5) Lieberman 7 (4) Edwards 4 (5) Gephardt 3 (3) New Hampshire: The headline reads "Dean demolishes rivals" atop this Survey USA poll. -- Dec.Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071670452260850202003-12-17T08:14:00.000-06:002003-12-17T08:16:24.293-06:00Latest National Poll NBC/Wall Street Journal: To the great disappointment of the media, citing Saddam's capture for his imminent demise, Dean has again surged, this time in the NBC/WSJ poll. -- Dec. 14, 512 Democratic primary goers, MoE ± ???. Nov. 8-10 results in parentheses. Dean 25 (15) Gephardt 11 (12) Clark 11 (17) Liebermann 7 (11) Kerry 5 (11) Kucinich 4 (3) Edwards (5)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071581150395692992003-12-16T07:35:00.000-06:002003-12-17T21:32:30.140-06:00Dean's Foreign Policy Address Dean gave a major foreign policy speech yesterday in Los Angeles. Empowered by the American people, I will work to restore: The legitimacy that comes from the rule of law; The credibility that comes from telling the truth; The knowledge that comes from first-rate intelligence, undiluted by ideology; The strength that comes from robust alliances and vigorous Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071483709907653742003-12-15T04:33:00.000-06:002003-12-15T04:38:49.140-06:00Newsweek Cover Almost Dean would have been the cover story in the latest Newsweek, but naturally his story was trumped by the capture of Saddam Hussein. Still, several articles from the issue are available for online reading. -- "Campaign 2004: Dean Ball" (Newsweek) Say this about Howard Dean: he's confident to the point of arrogance, and he's always thinking ahead. That's what he was doing onVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071485765448741902003-12-15T04:31:00.000-06:002003-12-15T04:59:45.606-06:00Latest State Poll: NH New Hampshire: Kerry's best poll remains the Boston Globe poll, where he's behind only 23 points. -- released Dec. 14, 400 likely Democratic primary goers, MoE ± 5.0. Oct. figures in parentheses. Dean 42 (37) Kerry 19 (24) Clark 13 (8) Edwards 7 (9) Lieberman 5 (5) Gephardt 3 (7)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071485170054257342003-12-15T04:30:00.000-06:002003-12-15T04:57:45.733-06:00Latest National Poll Newsweek: Dean has an outright 2:1 lead on the next closest candidate in the latest Newsweek poll. -- Dec. 11-12, 357 registered Democrats or Democratic leaners, MoE ± 6.0. Nov. 6-7 results in parentheses. Dean 24 (16) Lieberman 12 (8) Clark 12 (15) Gephardt 10 (9) Sharpton 5 (4) Kerry 5 (7) Edwards 5 (6)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071482862350948232003-12-15T04:16:00.000-06:002003-12-15T04:17:27.123-06:00The Bat: Don't Tread On Dean -- "Americans for Jobs, Healthcare and Progressive Values", is a group of Democrats that obviously wants George Bush to win the national election. Check out their ads airing in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina: $400,000 worth of airtime: View the new "Osama Bin Laden: Dean Cannot Compete with George Bush" ad viciously attacking Howard Dean View the new "Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071235105974641892003-12-12T07:18:00.000-06:002003-12-12T07:22:01.513-06:00Latest State Poll: IA Iowa: With much of the polling performed after the Gore endorsement, Dean soars in the new Survey USA poll. -- Dec. 8-10, 400 likely Democratic caucus goers, MoE ± 5.0. Nov. figures in parentheses. Dean 42 (31) Gephardt 23 (26) Kerry 15 (24) Edwards 10 (14) Note that Blog for America and DailyKOS are showing the wrong November numbers. This poll was conducted with just 4 Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071118504136881612003-12-10T23:08:00.000-06:002003-12-17T20:53:34.810-06:00Latest State Polls: IA, PA, NH, NH, VA Iowa: Dean tops the new Pew University poll. -- Nov. 25-Dec. 4, 394 registered Democratics, MoE ± 6.0. Dean 29 Gephardt 21 Kerry 18 Edwards 5 Pennsylvania: Dean is off to a great start in the keystone state according to the new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Institute poll. -- Nov. 23-Dec. 8, 189 registered Democrats, MoE ± 7.1. Dean 19 Lieberman 12 Kerry Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071107156186013392003-12-10T19:53:00.000-06:002003-12-10T19:53:20.530-06:00Latest National Polls CNN/USA Today/Gallup: Dean surges while the others hold or fade in the new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. -- Dec. 5-7, 402 registered Democrats or Democratic leaners, MoE ± 5.0. Nov. 14-16 results in parentheses. Dean 25 (17) Clark 17 (17) Gephardt 14 (13) Lieberman 10 (13) Edwards 7 (6) Kerry 7 (9)Quinnipiac University: "On a tear" would fairly describe the results of the new Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071061276664417042003-12-10T07:09:00.000-06:002003-12-10T07:09:33.606-06:00Gore Endorses Dean Al Gore endorsed Dean today during two joint appearances, first in NYC, then in Iowa. Thanks to C-SPAN, we have streaming video of both appearances. Gore endorses Dean in Iowa (C-SPAN) Gore endorses Dean in NYC (C-SPAN) -- "Gore Endorses Dean, Citing Opposition to War in Iraq" (Washington Post) Former Vice President Al Gore returned Tuesday to a well-worn campaign trailVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1071062398873331992003-12-10T07:05:00.000-06:002003-12-10T07:22:18.140-06:00Bill Kristol Has It Right Bill Kristol of Fox News Sunday and the Weekly Standard knows that Dean will be a formidable foe. -- "How Dean Could Win..." (Washington Post) Could Dean really win? Unfortunately, yes. The Democratic presidential candidate has, alas, won the popular presidential vote three times in a row -- twice, admittedly, under the guidance of the skilled Bill Clinton, but most Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070972529159596432003-12-09T06:22:00.000-06:002003-12-09T06:47:43.420-06:00Gore Will Endorse Dean -- "Gore to Endorse Dean, Remaking Democratic Race" (NY Times) Mr. Gore will announce his endorsement of Dr. Dean on Tuesday at events in Harlem and in Iowa, Democrats close to both men said. "This is huge," said Donna Brazile, who was Mr. Gore's campaign manager in 2000. "It gives Dean what Dean has been missing most: stature. Gore is a major-league insider, somebody Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070889362080460262003-12-08T07:20:00.000-06:002003-12-08T07:20:18.013-06:00They're Starting To Get It This outstanding op-ed compares Dean to of all people, American Idol's Ruben Studdard. -- "Slams on Dean Make Him Stronger" (Newsday) Last winter, "American Idol" judges told a few of the final contestants that they were too fat and threw them out. Notably, they did not tell Ruben Studdard that he was too fat. And he won. The essence of Studdard - he's huge and he Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070887977435727992003-12-08T07:01:00.000-06:002003-12-08T07:01:18.360-06:00Dean on Fox News Sunday Well Dean survived the interview with new host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, although the conservative scandal-seeking network did manage to generate a headline based on the sealed records in Vermont. -- "Dean: Judge Should Decide Records to Release" (AP) Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Dean said he has decided to use a lawsuit by the government watchdog group Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070888994184338552003-12-08T07:00:00.000-06:002003-12-08T07:10:37.653-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean Crafts Own 'Southern Strategy'" (Washington Post) Rep. Jackson officially endorsed Dean on Sunday. "Today I'm endorsing Howard Dean because he desires to provide food for hungry men and women, jobs, education and health care, and to strike a blow to lift all Americans to a new economic plane and a higher moral plateau," Jackson said. Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, a black Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070799135849059892003-12-07T06:12:00.000-06:002003-12-07T06:20:31.233-06:00Kerry on Dean and Bush's F-ing Up Do you think Kerry likes the headline of his Rolling Stone interview? Do you think it was just the mentioning of Dean that caused him to spout out the F-word? -- "John Kerry's Desperate Hours" (Rolling Stone) Did you feel you were blindsided by Dean's success? Well, not blindsided. I mean, when I voted for the war, I voted for what I thought was best for Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070795106380807952003-12-07T05:05:00.000-06:002003-12-07T05:08:06.233-06:00Bulington Staff Feature The NY Times Sunday magazine profiles many of the players at the Dean for America headquarters in Burlington, VT. It's a huge profile: 7 e-pages. -- "The Dean Connection" (NY Times) Johnson's story is actually one of the more conventional at the Dean headquarters; he arrived with a paying job that he had secured in advance. Alex Perkins, a 32-year-old policy coordinatorVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070705725337163382003-12-06T05:00:00.000-06:002003-12-07T06:17:09.263-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean to air 30-minute ad only in Madison" (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) As part of its self-styled strategy of being unconventional, Democrat Howard Dean's presidential campaign will air a 30-minute commercial on the Madison Fox TV affiliate Sunday afternoon to prod supporters to volunteer and give money. Madison is the only market in the country where Dean will air the ad, a mix Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070683488940374412003-12-05T22:04:00.000-06:002003-12-05T22:05:30.123-06:00Latest State Poll: SC South Carolina: Believe it or not, according to the latest Zogby poll, Dean even leads in South Carolina. -- Dec. 2-4, 500 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 4.5. Sept. figures in parentheses. Dean 11 (9) Lieberman 9 (8) Clark 9 (2) Edwards 7 (10) Sharpton 7 (5) Gephardt 7 (4)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070626687696712712003-12-05T06:21:00.000-06:002003-12-05T07:32:33.030-06:00Chicago Fundraiser Here are a couple of shots from the Dean fundraiser last night at the 'Sidetrack' in Chicago. Click here for the full set of 42 pics. There was coverage of the event from the local CBS, ABC, and Fox affiliates. With our keen eyes, my wife and I spotted the backs of our heads on the evening news. -- "Dean hits jackpot in Illinois" (Chicago Sun-Times) Democratic Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070624312301338112003-12-05T05:43:00.000-06:002003-12-05T05:43:39.326-06:00The Bat: Special Interests Attack View the new "Club For Growth" ad viciously attacking Howard Dean View the new "Club For Growth" ad viciously attacking Howard Dean -- "Conservative Group Runs Ad Against Dean" (Washington Post) A conservative political group launched an ad in New Hampshire and Iowa Thursday, arguing that Democrat Howard Dean would raise taxes and comparing the front-runnerVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070622367409648512003-12-05T05:06:00.000-06:002003-12-05T05:06:56.060-06:00How About This Logic? Get this. The attacks on Dean from the RNC are actually attempts to "boost his support" since they so much want a Bush-Dean matchup in the general election. Please excuse me while I laugh. -- "GOP Tries To Boost Dean By Burying Him" (NY Post) So this week Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie went to Dean's home state of Vermont to zing him, then did it Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070622564654504402003-12-05T05:01:00.000-06:002003-12-05T06:54:53.153-06:00Latest State Polls: NH, FL New Hampshire: A huge confirmation of the astounding NH lead comes from the new American Research Group poll. -- Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 600 likely Democratic and independent voters, MoE ± 4.5. Nov. figures in parentheses. Dean 45 (38) Kerry 13 (17) Clark 11 (7) Gephardt 5 (4) Lieberman 5 (5) Edwards 3 (4)Florida: Dean has assumed the lead in the new St. Petersburg Times/Miami Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070621636407258132003-12-05T05:00:00.000-06:002003-12-05T05:50:56.170-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean Now Courting Party Insiders" (Washington Post) About 30 Washington insiders, many of them lobbyists, meet every other week in the downtown law offices of Hogan & Hartson to plot strategy with key Dean advisers. The group is getting bigger by the week. And although Dean touts small, grass-roots donors for funding his campaign, he is getting a lift from a growing list of Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070525962765907992003-12-04T02:19:00.000-06:002003-12-04T02:20:35.263-06:00Latest State Poll: NH New Hampshire: Zounds - a 30 point lead. Kerry is sinking fast in the new Zogby poll. -- Dec. 1-3, 503 likely Democratic and independent voters, MoE ± 4.5. Oct. figures in parentheses. Dean 42 (40) Kerry 12 (17) Clark 9 (6) Lieberman 7 (3) Edwards 4 (6)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070543797866416802003-12-04T02:15:00.000-06:002003-12-04T07:22:13.653-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean -- so far -- seems to have no Achilles heel" (USA Today) Blessed with money and momentum, Howard Dean has become a modern-day Achilles dominating the Democratic presidential race. His increasingly desperate rivals are certain that Dean has a hidden weakness. But like the destined-for-defeat Trojans on the Homeric battlefields, they can't seem to find it. Still, if history is Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070522508797536202003-12-04T01:21:00.000-06:002003-12-04T01:27:45.060-06:00Molly Ivins Endorses Dean The author of "Bushwacked: Life in George W. Bush's America" and "Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush" has joined the rising tide. -- "Molly Ivins: Picking a winner" No one has been waiting with bated breath for me to make up my mind about the Democratic presidential candidates, but I have, and you might be interested in how I got there. I'm Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070428314169758922003-12-03T01:11:00.000-06:002003-12-03T07:32:48.576-06:00Latest State Poll: IA Iowa: Dean's resurgence in Iowa is now confirmed in the new Zogby poll. -- Dec. 1-2, 500 likely caucus goers, MoE ± 4.5. Oct. figures in parentheses. Dean 26 (21) Gephardt 22 (22) Kerry 9 (9) Edwards 5 (7) Clark 4 (7)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070457212326330942003-12-03T01:05:00.000-06:002003-12-03T07:33:03.686-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean pushing Democratic Congress" (Boston Globe) Howard Dean has said repeatedly that he would, against the odds, help elect a Democratic Congress to move his agenda if he were elected president next year. Within the next 24 hours, the former Vermont governor will take the first step to live up to his word. An official said the campaign will send a mass e-mail to Dean's 513,220 Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070357364601743682003-12-02T03:43:00.000-06:002003-12-03T07:11:23.500-06:00Dean: Home Run on "Hardball" Dean was a smash in his one-on-one with Hardball's Chris Matthews, as evidenced by the somewhat-biased discussion at DailyKOS and Blog for America. A transcript of the appearance is now available from MSNBC. Streaming video of the Hardball appearance. (HowardDean.tv) Nevertheless, the reality-deaf and blind media went straight for the on-its-face "big story" of Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070374566167894472003-12-02T03:42:00.000-06:002003-12-02T08:20:22.983-06:00Dean Radio Interview Dean participated in a 51 minute interview with WAMU's Diane Rehm yesterday. Howard Dean interview with WAMU's Diane Rehm (WAMU) Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070358582893957722003-12-02T03:41:00.000-06:002003-12-02T04:18:12.466-06:00Miscellany -- "Tiny but Trusted Inner Circle Surrounds Dean" (Washington Post) Trippi not only devised Dean's revolutionary strategy of using the Internet to raise money and organize campaign volunteers, he has also shaped Dean's message and public image. The two men have such a close and almost instinctive working relationship that Dean's aides say that he is to Dean what Karl Rove is to Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070358737900772722003-12-02T03:35:00.000-06:002003-12-02T03:54:13.390-06:00Howie Kurtz Follow-Up I was a bit annoyed by the Howie Kurtz "news" story yesterday. ABC News 'The Note' laid him out: Howie Kurtz reports that Dean on Sunday "launched a full-throated attack on President Bush's foreign policy acumen," showing how the ear of a reporter out for one of the first times with a candidate can hear the normal stump lines as news. Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070277444983363972003-12-01T05:17:00.000-06:002003-12-01T05:38:39.123-06:00"News"? Does this really qualify as "news"? Posters at DailyKOS echo my sentiments: "Sounds to me like Dr. Dean gave the same stump speech he has been giving like forever". Basically this Howard Kurtz piece is simply a forum for his injecting anti-Dean editorial comments. It should be labeled as such, not pumped as a headline story. -- "Dean Assails Bush on Defense" (Washington Post) Howard Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070278624267123012003-12-01T05:15:00.000-06:002003-12-01T05:37:59.950-06:00Charlie Dean Repatriation Though a bit of a morbid topic, C-SPAN had coverage over the weekend of the Dean family's visit to Hawaii to witness the arrival of Charlie Dean's remains. Howard Dean comments on the repatriation of Charlie Dean's remains (C-SPAN) Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070276182666978922003-12-01T05:06:00.000-06:002003-12-01T05:24:47.560-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean Ruled From the Fiscal Center in Vermont" (LA Times) The Vermont Constitution does not require a balanced budget. But starting with his determination to eradicate a $70-million deficit he inherited, Dean made economic stability his top priority. More than anything else, this focus on fiscal responsibility characterized his record. Unlike the ideological presidential candidate Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070180473802475802003-11-30T02:30:00.000-06:002003-11-30T02:34:19.310-06:00Joan Jett: Then and Now circa 1981: Guitar-wielding rocker circa 2003: Dean fundraising bat-wielding probable Democratic convention delegate from NY Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1070183538824969482003-11-30T02:15:00.000-06:002003-11-30T03:16:07.466-06:00Feedster Rankings Which candidates get discussed most in the blogs? This RSS-feed analysis is from The Blogging of the President:2004. To come up with some numbers, I've written a script to query the Feedster search engine for posts over the last week which mention the Democratic presidential contenders. Feedster is a search engine which uses indexes and searches RSS feeds produced by blogs andVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069940048878120462003-11-27T07:34:00.000-06:002003-11-27T09:00:23.936-06:00The Bat: Dean Fights Back Howard Dean ad in response to RNC attack ad Howard Dean ad in response to RNC attack ad From the left coaster: There are a great deal of things going on at Blog for America, but for an outsider trying to understand the phenomena of Howard Dean one must always start with The Bat. It's just a simple measurement device, really, and although the campaign will tell you Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069925974874569572003-11-27T05:02:00.000-06:002003-11-27T05:02:36.623-06:00Miscellany -- "Joan Jett Running in NY as Dean Delegate" (NY Newsday) A slate of convention delegate candidates from New York made public Wednesday by the Dean presidential campaign includes Joan Jett, whose 1981 song with the Blackhearts "I Love Rock-n-Roll" has become a rock anthem. She lists a home address in Rockville Centre, Long Island. "This whole process intrigues me," Jett told The Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069908709563073572003-11-26T22:51:00.000-06:002003-11-26T22:52:50.796-06:00Latest National Poll Ipsos-Reid/Cook: No surprises here. Dean tops the new Ipsos-Reid/Cook poll. -- Nov. 4-6 and 18-20, 527 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 4.4. Sept. results in parentheses. Dean 20 (15) Clark 16 (13) Gephardt 14 (9) Lieberman 12 (9) Kerry 10 (12) Edwards 5 (9)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069856861343620322003-11-26T08:27:00.000-06:002003-11-26T22:53:33.390-06:00This Says It All Both Kerry and Lieberman had to rush back to Washington to fight for Dems and in Kerry's case even filibuster the Republican medicare bill (with Kerry participating by satellite feed in the MSNBC debate). Then they missed the vote! Thanks for the leadership. Mickey Kaus of Slate explains the rationale best: "in a few years, if the drug benefit proves popular, their Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069829860499634292003-11-25T20:45:00.000-06:002003-11-26T08:16:26.796-06:00MSNBC Debate Coverage As usual, a transcript is available from the Washington Post. Or if you'd rather have it in 25 bite-size chunks, there's the NY Times. -- "Debate-winner Dean is back on top in Iowa" (Des Moines Register) Dean went into the two-hour gabfest with a new poll of likely Democratic caucus-goers showing he has retaken the lead in Iowa over Richard Gephardt, who has slipped Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069810695979376802003-11-25T19:53:00.000-06:002003-11-25T19:53:13.466-06:00Latest State Polls: IA, MA, FL, NJ Iowa: Dean surges to regain front-runner status in Iowa according to the new Survey USA poll. -- Nov. 18-20, 408 likely Democratic caucus goers, MoE ± 5.0. Oct. figures in parentheses. Dean 32 (22) Gephardt 22 (27) Kerry 19 (15) Edwards 11 (11) Clark 3 (11) Massachusetts: The results of this Boston Herald poll must be a bit humiliating to Kerry as Dean leads Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069677305716466842003-11-24T06:37:00.000-06:002003-11-24T06:37:11.403-06:00MSNBC Debate Tonight Tonight, from Des Moines, Iowa, another Democratic presidential candidates debate, sponsored by the Democratic National Committee and MSNBC, moderated by NBC anchor Tom Brokaw. Lieberman has passed. Kerry and Edwards will participate via satellite. First run 4PM-6PM ET. Rerun 9PM-11PM ET on MSNBC. -- "Dems battle before Iowa debate" (MSNBC) -- "As Democratic caucuses Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069674679885046412003-11-24T05:56:00.000-06:002003-11-24T05:57:31.170-06:00Dean Carbon Copy He's tried every other strategy. Can Kerry succeed by literally reciting Dean rhetoric verbatim? -- "A new vision or a Dean carbon copy?" (Nashua Telegraph) The new vision for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry sounds a lot like the old Howard Dean, the New Hampshire front-runner. On several occasions in recent weeks, Kerry’s stronger words were similar if not Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069675613513736242003-11-24T05:50:00.000-06:002003-11-24T06:18:05.373-06:00The NY Times Attacks The anyone but Dean-favoring NY Times is doing their best to strike down Dean. These are from the weekend. -- "33 Years Later, Draft Becomes Topic for Dean" (NY Times) Someone please explain to me how this is a story. Dr. Dean said it was the military's decision to grant him the deferment, but he also said he was eager to get it. Had he wanted to serve, he probably could Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069597226956702442003-11-23T08:24:00.000-06:002003-11-23T08:29:26.606-06:00Dean The Moderate -- "The New Stop-Dean Candidate" (Slate) is over a month old, but still a must read for anyone who thinks Dean is "too liberal". All year, Howard Dean has been gaining ground in the Democratic presidential race. And all year, Democratic centrists have been scrambling for a candidate to stop him. He's too liberal, they said. He's soft on defense, a Vermont lefty, an evangelist Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069594019205060372003-11-23T07:27:00.000-06:002003-11-23T07:27:58.920-06:00Dean Tops Another National Poll CNN/Time: Dean takes the lead for the first time in the new CNN/Time national poll. -- Nov. 18-19, 644 Democrats and Democratic leaners, MoE ± 4.7. Sept. figures in parentheses. Dean 14 (11) Clark 12 (n/a) Lieberman 11 (13) Kerry 9 (16) Gephardt 6 (7) Sharpton 5 (5) Edwards 5 (7)Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069584536645921972003-11-23T04:48:00.000-06:002003-11-23T04:49:24.606-06:00Latest State Poll: MA Massachusetts: Dean places ahead of Kerry again in Kerry's home state according to a just realeased Boston Globe poll. -- Nov. 19-22, 400 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 5.0. Dean 27 Kerry 24 Clark 6Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069594257434375672003-11-23T04:42:00.000-06:002003-11-23T07:48:43.090-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean's draft deferment stirs debate" (Seattle Times) will shut-up those who tout Max Cleland as the ideal VP for Dean. A Kerry supporter, former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia, said Dean "weaseled out of going to Vietnam on a medical deferment for a bad back and wound up on the ski slopes of Aspen." -- "Dean's On A Roll, But The Road's Still Bumpy" (Hartford Courant) Two Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069504028797472472003-11-22T06:28:00.000-06:002003-11-22T19:03:24.810-06:00The Bat: Bush Attacks View the new RNC ad praising Bush and attacking the Dems A message from campaign manager Joe Trippi: This weekend, the Republican National Committee is launching its first television ads for George W. Bush. The ads show the fear-mongering that George Bush and Karl Rove are going to use, with their $200 million in special interest money, to try to distort what we are Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069507417983878442003-11-22T06:27:00.000-06:002003-11-22T07:27:15.686-06:00God Forbid -- "Bush's Remark About God Assailed" (Washington Post) At a news conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair in England on Thursday, a reporter noted that Bush has often said that freedom is a gift from "the Almighty" but questioned whether Bush believes that "Muslims worship the same Almighty" that he does. "I do say that freedom is the Almighty's gift to every person," the presidentVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069504618245511472003-11-22T06:26:00.000-06:002003-11-22T06:38:17.326-06:00Latest State Polls: NH, CT New Hampshire: Dean extends his lead in the latest American Research Group poll. -- Nov. 17-20, 600 registered Democrats and undeclared voters, MoE ± 4.0. Nov. 5 figures in parentheses. Dean 38 (38) Kerry 17 (24) Clark 7 (4) Lieberman 5 (4) Edwards 4 (4) Gephardt 4 (3) Connecticut: Dean surges, Lieberman fades in his home state, according to the new Quinnipiac Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069408660697017142003-11-21T04:41:00.000-06:002003-11-21T04:41:51.936-06:00Miscellany -- "Dean's Sights Already Set on Beating Bush in '04" (LA Times) The former Vermont governor has stumped in 14 states this month, including some with late primaries — Oregon, Idaho, Florida and Pennsylvania. This week alone, he is visiting seven states, including Texas, Michigan and New York. While his competitors focus their energies on half a dozen early-primary states, Dean has Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069407855392375142003-11-21T03:45:00.000-06:002003-11-21T03:45:43.610-06:00DeanVideo Update Among other additions, links have been added for both of the new Dean ads running in Iowa. Howard Dean ad in Iowa - Gephardt focus (Washington Post) Howard Dean ad in Iowa - Dean rally footage (HowardDean.tv) Check out DeanVideo, the most comprehensive collection of links to videos of Howard Dean on the net. Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069406745279889702003-11-21T03:38:00.000-06:002003-11-21T03:46:14.030-06:00Dean Leads in 2 New National Polls Fox News: Dean surges and everyone else is pretty static in the latest Fox News national poll. -- Nov. 18-19, 345 registered Democrats, MoE ± 5.0. Oct 14-15 figures in parentheses. Sept. 23-24 figures in brackets. Dean 18 (12) [13] Clark 14 (13) [20] Lieberman 10 (11) [9] Gephardt 9 (9) [9] Kerry 8 (10) [10] Moseley-Braun 3 (3) [2] Edwards 3 (3) [5] LA Times: Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069332226877097942003-11-20T06:45:00.000-06:002003-11-20T06:45:51.246-06:00Grassroots Summits Dean Grassroots Organizing Summits NOVEMBER 20-23, 2003 Thurs: DC Fri: NY, Boston, Atlanta, Charleston Sat: Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas, Albuquerque Sun: Seattle, San Fran, Denver, LA -- Find out how to help Dean win your state! -- Meet and network with the other Dean grassroots leaders and organizations in your state -- Discuss national campaign strategy with campaign Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069330298701989512003-11-20T06:31:00.000-06:002003-11-20T06:46:07.920-06:00Miscelllany -- "The party of ideas" (Ann Coulter) represents a new low for even her. But the Democrats have discovered a surprise campaign issue: It turns out that several of them have had a death in the family. Not only that, but many Democrats have cracker-barrel humble origins stories and a Jew or lesbian in the family. Dick Gephardt's campaign platform is that his father was a milkman, his Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-106920510668903242003-11-20T06:30:00.000-06:002003-11-20T06:39:11.076-06:00Latest State Poll: NY New York: Zogby's first NY poll has Dean way out in front. -- Nov. 12-15, 329 likely Democratic primary voters, MoE ± 5.5. Dean 21 Clark 10 Kerry 7 Gephardt 7 Sharpton 6 Lieberman 6Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069249093161742052003-11-19T08:30:00.000-06:002003-11-19T08:30:20.030-06:00AARP Supports Republican Plan to Sabotage Medicare -- "6 Democratic Candidates Attack Medicare Measure" (NY Times) Six of the Democratic presidential candidates mounted a heated attack on the new Medicare bill on Tuesday at a forum sponsored by AARP. The contenders denounced the plan to provide drug benefits to the elderly as a Republican-led effort to privatize and undermine the federal Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069248640568173082003-11-19T07:26:00.000-06:002003-11-19T07:35:48.716-06:00New Stump Dean reportedly unleashed a new stump speech for 1800 attendees at a Houston rally, one mile from the Enron headquarters. -- "Governor Dean on Fire in Windy Houston" (Blog for America) The wind was what -- 40 mph? -- today, following deep and heavy rains here, and when we were passing out flyers for today's rally in Houston, people had to struggle through the wind to pick them out of Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069248035650013812003-11-19T07:25:00.000-06:002003-11-19T07:33:41.576-06:00Re-Regulation -- "Dean Calls For New Controls on Business" (Washington Post) After years of government deregulation of energy markets, telecommunications, the airlines and other major industries, Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean is proposing a significant reversal: a comprehensive "re-regulation" of U.S. businesses. The former Vermont governor said he would reverse the trend toward Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069246151681264582003-11-19T07:12:00.000-06:002003-11-19T07:36:39.123-06:00Miscellany -- "Can Anyone Catch Dean?" (Time) Just as Dean's supposed weaknesses have turned out to be strengths, the supposed strengths of the other candidates have turned out to be their weaknesses. John Kerry tried to make his campaign about courage, but his was called into question by his conflicting — and conflicted — stances on Iraq. Joe Lieberman sold his candidacy on integrity but came Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069165245730346752003-11-18T08:20:00.000-06:002003-11-18T08:21:42.920-06:00Happy 55th -- "Dean Supporters Celebrate Governor's 55th Birthday" (Blog for America) Supporters today marked the 55th birthday of Democratic presidential candidate Governor Dean. The campaign staff itself marked his birthday by surprising him at the airport here as he departed for a day of campaigning in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, but all across the country, grassroots supporters marked Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687651.post-1069122534826485742003-11-17T20:30:00.000-06:002003-11-17T20:30:16.326-06:00Latest State Polls: NH, OH, NC New Hampshire: Dean has managed to widen his lead according to the new Marist College poll. -- Nov. 11-13, 447 likely Democrat primary voters, MoE ± 5.0. Sept. figures in parentheses. Dean 44 (35) Kerry 23 (22) Edwards 7 (4) Lieberman 6 (6) Gephardt 6 (3) Clark 3 (11) Ohio: According to the University of Cinicinnati poll, Dean manages 9% in a state where 42% Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074294610477705144noreply@blogger.com