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tHE VOTERS WERE CONFUSED
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/2/5/1 Note: this is very typical of what I've heard from NH & Iowa also. Dean's Missouri Post-Mortem by Del in MO Thu Feb 5th, 2004 at 18:04:20 GMT Listen Up, Dean organizations in Wisconsin, Washington, Michigan and Maine. This is what you have to know if Dean is to survive the upcoming primaries and caucuses. At first we were stunned at the Kerry landslide, but we are now getting an on-the-ground picture of how Howard Dean lost the Missouri primary in such a big way. The fact is that Dean did NOT lose his supporters - his supporters pretty much still feel that he and his message are fundamentally the best for our country and his future. But based upon exit polls and interviews we have conducted, we found what really killed his turnout in Missouri: **THE VOTERS WERE CONFUSED**( Read more... ) |
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Can John Kerry sell John Kerry?
Death of a Salesman Can John Kerry sell John Kerry? By William Saletan Updated Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at 6:43 PM PT HAMPTON, N.H.-Tonight, John Kerry heads south and west from New Hampshire, widely acclaimed as the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee. "Dated Dean, Married Kerry," goes the slogan of the hour. But before this rebound relationship drifts to the altar, maybe Democrats should ask what they're getting in Kerry. After watching him for a year and seeing him work New Hampshire, here's my warning: You're getting a guy who has plenty of selling points but can't make the sale himself. Like my colleague Chris Suellentrop, I've watched the Kerry surge with amazement. I've asked myself how Kerry is persuading previously skeptical voters to change their minds about him. The answer is, he isn't. Other people are doing the persuasion. Other people are doing the testimonial ads, as first lady Christie Vilsack did for Kerry in Iowa. Other people are firing up his crowds. Other people are telling his story. Other people are touting his virtues at rallies because he doesn't reliably display those virtues himself. The man who stood up to serve his country as a soldier is being propped up as a candidate. Two days ago I went to a Kerry rally in Nashua, an hour west of here. Kerry had the biggest and best of everything. I had just come from a John Edwards rally in a beaten-up, slightly cramped school gym a few miles away. The gym hosting Kerry's rally was gorgeous, capacious, and brand new. Edwards' event was at the local junior high; Kerry's was at the high school. Behind Kerry hung an American flag 30 feet tall and 50 feet wide, the hugest I've seen on the campaign trail. The opening act was New Hampshire's most beloved Democrat, former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen.( Read more... ) </font> |
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Frist aide ousted to assauge Dems (The Hill)
February 5, 2004 Leak staffer ousted Frist aide forced out in an effort to assuage Dems By Alexander Bolton Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-Tenn.) top aide on judicial nominees is expected to announce his resignation at the end of this week - a sacrifice offered by the GOP leadership in hope of persuading the Democrats to wind down the fight over leaked Judiciary Committee memos. The aide, Manuel Miranda, had spearheaded the Republican effort to push President Bush's judicial nominees through the Senate in the face of fierce Democratic opposition. Miranda declined a request for comment. But The Hill has learned that he agreed to resign under pressure from Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). The Democrats have not agreed to scale back their demands for wide-ranging punishments following a full-blown leak inquiry. |
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