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Edited on Sat Sep-27-03 04:53 AM by gottaB
She was recycling rumours and half truths. Beware of stories with unnamed sources.
Talk about trimming the field has been in the air for some time, but whenever it's been made public, protests have been loud and proponents of cutting off debate within the Party have backed down. It's still too early.
Naturally, in the course of the campaign, some candidates may drop out. But to speculate that there's behind the scenes backstabbing and infighting, that's just journalists trying to spice up their storytelling. They want to hint at something scurrilous without assuming the repsonsibilities of the fiction writer.
On Ifill's show Graham and Braun were mentioned. I don't know the specificities of the Graham campaign, but as for Braun, the information that was presented was outdated and of questionable value. It was said that Braun had trouble paying staff. In fact that had been a problem six months ago, when Braun closed her D.C. office and let go of some staff. It has been addressed by finding people who will work for much less money, and, recently, by raising more funds. At the moment, September 26th, Braun's campaign is expanding. Borger's observation was impertinent and misleading.
Borger was trying to present herself as an impartial intermediary with valuable insights into the Party's primary process. But in at least one demonstrable instance her thinking was grounded in ignorance. I'd recommend taking anything she says with a grain of salt.
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