How will the other candidates react to Dean's opting out of federal funds?

Will the other Dems jump on the bandwagon by opting out of federal funds, or ignore the political reality of Bush's $100 million and stick their heads in the sand?

would opt out. I hope so.

It depends on how much he's raised. I heard he's done well, but the federal matching funds is more of a high road issue that benefits Clark. Dean, my guy, is much more of a fighting bulldog ;-)

I can't believe this guy's hypocrisy. He's a bad actor.

Dean never thought he'd be in the front-runner position he is in today. The fact of the matter is that he is the front-runner, and all the other top-tier candidates should opt out of federal matching funds to beat Bush.

This is almost laughable. When Dean was worried about Kerry opting out, this was a BIG ISSUE - Dean vowed to hammer any candidate who didn't respect the public financing of elections.

Good grief.

read again my statement as to why dean is not a hypocrite. duh.

:nopity:

As some have projected, I see him opting out as well.

I dunno... it will be close...

Not sure about Edwards, though.

they want 300 million by 11/04.

Only grassroots is gonna win this thing, we can rely on no other help...

and a week later they'll announce that they are doing the same.

The 480,000 people who had registered on Dr. Dean's Web site before the polling was announced will be invited to cast ballots through a secure online server. Another 89,000 will receive telephone calls asking their opinions, and 25,000 more, for which the campaign only has street address, will receive telegrams instructing them how to call in their choice, complete with security code.

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In an effort to discourage outsiders from throwing the vote — particularly among the hundreds, if not thousands, of Republicans and people working for other Democrats who have signed up on the Dean Web site to monitor his activity — the campaign is requiring voters to declare that they will vote only once, are United States citizens, and support Dr. Dean for president.

The Dean campaign would then have its rivals on record making the embarrassing declaration that they support Dr. Dean for president should they participate in the survey. "If Jim Jordan's in our system," Mr. Trippi said of his counterpart, Senator Kerry's campaign manager, "and he wants to vote `no,' I want him to check that box."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=104

Howard Brush Dean III, King of Flip Flops.

What a jerk. No wonder the Clinton's hate him.

"What a jerk. No wonder the Clinton's hate him."

I assume you have a link...