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To: American Spirit who wrote (487621)	11/5/2003 4:31:21 PM
From: Original Mad Dog	Respond to of 769667

Kentucky and Mississippi are both GOP states anyway, especially Mississippi. GOP States? That's why Kentucky has elected Democrats to the governership every single time for more than 30 years. That's why the incumbent governor in Mississippi was a Democrat. That's why the margin in favor of Democrats in the Kentucky House of Representatives is 65-35. That's why Democrats control the House and the Senate in the Mississippi state legislature. Carter won Kentucky. Clinton won it twice. In 16 of the past 26 Presidential elections, Kentucky has voted for the Democrat. 10 times it voted for the Republican. In those same 26 elections, Mississippi voted Democrat 15 times, though in Mississippi the trend has clearly been away from the Democrats since the 1960's. Gore didn't win either state. In fact, the only Democrat to be elected to the Presidency in the past century without winning either Mississippi or Kentucky was John Kennedy. If they're GOP states, it sure is strange how so many of their office holders have been Democrats and also how the Democrats can't seem to win the Presidency without them.

To: American Spirit who wrote (487621)	11/5/2003 9:37:06 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Dean Set to Get Major Union Endorsement By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 8:47 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Howard Dean is getting a prized presidential endorsement from the AFL-CIO's largest union, top officials from the Service Employees International Union told at least three Democratic campaigns Wednesday night. The endorsement by the 1.6 million-member SEIU, to be announced Thursday, could provide the momentum Dean's campaign needs to win backing from another politically powerful union that so far has remained neutral, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. SEIU's endorsement will be announced Thursday after the union's 63-member executive board meets with the former Vermont governor and Democratic front-runner, campaign sources said, insisting on anonymity. SEIU spokeswoman Sara Howard said Dean is the only candidate being considered, but the board could decide not to endorse anyone. ``Tomorrow, the local leaders who comprise SEIU's executive board will come together to decide whether the union should endorse,'' she said. ``Until they vote on that question, any speculation as to the result of that vote is just that -- speculation.'' But other officials said it was a done deal.

To: American Spirit who wrote (487621)	11/5/2003 9:50:45 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Howard Dean: The Targeted Wing of the Democratic Party By Terry M. Neal washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Wednesday, November 5, 2003; 12:00 AM The hits on Howard Dean are coming fast and furious and from all angles. In the last week, Dean's Democratic opponents have pounded the former Vermont governor with rhetorical assaults. .... This all raises the question: If Dean becomes the nominee, is there any chance that the party can rally around him to beat President Bush? This is not a subject that any of the people working in the campaigns of Dean's Democratic opponents are eager to broach on the record. But a not-for-attribution sampling from some top officials in other campaigns gives an idea of the anti-Dean angst. "I think it'll be more difficult than with other candidates" to rally around Dean if he wins the nomination," said an official with one campaign. "I think there would be a lot of hurt feelings by other campaigns, and I think there'll be a lot of concern that this guy will be McGovern II that'll cost you a lot of seats in the Congress." A Common Enemy While operatives for Dean's opponents are concerned that he will divide the Democratic Party in the general election, he seems to be uniting his opponents as they look for a way to stop his surprising surge in the early campaign. In a story reported by the Associated Press on Tuesday, "top aides to Edwards, Gephardt and Kerry" spoke about a conference call they held last week during which the aides discussed whether they could block the 1.6-million member Service Employees International Union from endorsing Dean.

To: American Spirit who wrote (487621)	11/5/2003 9:55:20 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts was fifth, with 8 percent. Along with six other Washington Post reporters, I spent the last part of October interviewing voters in different sections of the country. All of us found the same thing. Outside of Iowa and New Hampshire, the field of nine Democrats is basically a blur of undefined faces and voices to those who will elect the next president. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean and retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark were the two names most often mentioned to us -- though it was not uncommon for people to struggle to recall the surnames -- probably because they got the most attention on TV in October. When Post pollsters Richard Morin and Claudia Deane asked a large sampling of Democrats to evaluate their candidates, the impression of a leaderless field was confirmed. Only four Democrats had managed to break into double digits in support: Dean, Lieberman, Clark and Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri. Dean led with just 16 percent; the others were bunched at 12 or 13 percent. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts was fifth, with 8 percent. ----------------------------- washingtonpost.com