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November 08, 2003
Dean | Dean's Supporters Get Him Out of a Jam

Late this last week Howard Dean announced that his supporters would decide whether or not he should refuse federal matching funs. As I discussed here, one of the motives behind the decision was Dean's inability to make the decision himself for political reasons. He would have been painted eight shades of hypocrite. Well, his people delivered ... and pretty close to unanimously. 85% for refusing matching funds, 15% against. So now the guiltfree Dean can keep his cash machine going all the way to November. As political calculations go, this one was pretty good.

Source: Dean for America



Posted by Mike Van Winkle at November 8, 2003 06:54 PM | TrackBack
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Howard Dean is not a hypocrite simply by shifting the blame of his own hypocrisy on to his own supporters? Geeze what a bunch of lap dog voters these people are. I love it! All lap dog, no substance.

Posted by: Jeff MacMillan at November 8, 2003 10:41 PM

Dean has discovered the best known method for being all things to all people…

Posted by: lewy14 at November 9, 2003 12:25 AM

It was a clever move. But how do you decide what margin of victory to use? 100% and 51% both look obviously fake. I think I would have used 75% to send the message that my ‘voters’ were obviously conflicted about this decision. 85% says I was out of touch with my supporters.

Posted by: I voted "No" by mistake! at November 9, 2003 11:41 AM

Interesting point … I think you are right that 51% would have been too small a margin, but I am not sure 85% is too much. Yet, it is borderline. Its sort of like an election in Zimbabwe or something.

Posted by: mike van winkle at November 9, 2003 02:32 PM

I still believe the #s though. It was sort of a “I want to win, but I can’t win unless I renege on the finance reform laws, what should I do?” kinda question. Of course the faithful buy in wholesale.

Posted by: not rambo at November 16, 2003 01:46 AM

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