Doing Dean A World Of Good
It is amazing that most of the Democratic Party's establishment, which has fallen back into a stop-Howard Dean formation, does not grasp the lesson I learned lo those many years ago. The more Dean's opponents attack him, the more he is adored by his supporters and the more it enhances his anti-Washington credentials. Every time they give him the kiss of death, it amounts to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. He revives and comes out fighting.
This happened just recently when Dean's opponents cuffed him around for saying he wanted to broaden the appeal of his campaign to encompass "guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks." It was not the most felicitous of political statements, and Dean, after insisting he would not apologize, did so.
That supposed debacle was quickly followed by two critical union endorsements, the raising of another $5 million and Dean's decision, applauded by his followers, to reject federal matching funds and finance his own campaign. Another "bad" week like this and he'll be choosing his running mate. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24525-2003Nov10.htmlon edit: I've seen this same sentiment here on DU in the past week or so. Wonder if he reads DU?
That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger...
Keep up the Bashing, it's working. For Dean!
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