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February 14, 2004
Dean | Dean Campaign Shows Signs Of Ending

Boston.com reports, that Dean’s campaign is showing signs that it is about to end.

His calendar for next week is not booked beyond Wednesday, when he plans to return home to Burlington, Vt.

His staff, some of whom are already planning to leave his headquarters for good on Wednesday, has not sought a new contract with the main air charter company that has been flying him around the country, aides say.

Dean himself said yesterday he does not know whether he will continue campaigning in a manner resembling the appearances that have filled his calendar for the past two years.

[. . .]

Turning serious, he told a group of reporters who joined him on a dairy farm tour: “I’m going to go back to Burlington and kind of regroup and figure out how to tackle 10 of the biggest states in the country at the same time.”

Yet moments later, when asked if he would remain an official candidate heading into the March 2 “Super Tuesday” voting in those 10 states, Dean said, “I don’t know the answer to that question yet.”

In response to a similar question, he replied, “We haven’t had any discussions about that. We’re not going to for a while. A lot of it depends on whether we win Wisconsin or not.”

According to Boston.com, a sense of pessimism has begun to permeate the campaign. Staffers are talking openly about vacation plans and the pros and cons of working on other campaigns.



Posted by Dan Spencer at February 14, 2004 10:57 AM | TrackBack
Comments

So this insanity MAY soon be in the
Garbage Dump where it has always
belonged.

Thank you Lord!

Posted by: leaddog2 at February 14, 2004 11:39 AM

I wouldn’t say it’s in the garbage dump. Look for Dean to fill a high level position in the new democratic administration. Secretary of HHS, perhaps?

Posted by: Todd at February 14, 2004 11:55 AM

That’s great, Todd. My question is, why would anyone vote for a political party that has no interest in defending the security of this country?

Posted by: popd at February 14, 2004 03:57 PM

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