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To: American Spirit who wrote (487845)	11/5/2003 10:37:44 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Looks like the dems are going after Dean for wrapping himself in the Confederate flag. I think all he was saying is that he wants his campaign to be inclusive of all democrats. Even those that still have a CF sticker on their bumper. He's saying hey you, in the south. Are you tired of being unemployed? Vote for me and we'll get the jobs you need. Orca

To: American Spirit who wrote (487845)	11/9/2003 7:35:29 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

<<<Dean needs to be defeated before Bush can be>>> nytimes.com In an hourlong interview on a public radio program in Concord on Wednesday, Mr. Kerry, who two months ago publicly chastised his campaign manager for assailing Dr. Dean, again and again turned questions about his own views into attacks on Dr. Dean, until his host finally politely asked that Senator Kerry use his time to talk about Senator Kerry. "Howard Dean is now the favorite and we're the underdog, and John Kerry and his campaign are now fighting like we're the underdog," said Judy Reardon, who runs Mr. Kerry's campaign in New Hampshire. "I remain optimistic that we're going to pull this thing out."

To: American Spirit who wrote (487845)	11/9/2003 7:38:27 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

Another major Democratic candidate, Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, has become something of a ghost in New Hampshire, turning nearly all his energies to the Democratic caucuses in Iowa. Mr. Gephardt is trying to prevent a defeat there that would be as devastating to him as a loss to Dr. Dean in New Hampshire would be for Mr. Kerry. In Iowa, Dr. Dean and Mr. Gephardt were engaged in what many Democrats in the state said was a tight race before Dr. Dean succeeded this week in lining up endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, which is to be announced in Washington on Wednesday, Democratic officials said. That endorsement may have shifted the tables there, providing Dr. Dean an infusion of disciplined, organized support, a counterweight to what has been Mr. Gephardt's main advantage going into these caucuses. And looking beyond Iowa and New Hampshire, all of Dr. Dean's eight rivals are now talking about the primary within the primary — the battle for which one of them will be the "anti-Dean" candidate next February, should the race evolve that way. Aides to many of Dr. Dean's rivals argued that he would wither in the heat of a one-on-one contest, given what many described as his sometimes ornery disposition and uncomfortable presence on television, which will increasingly be the medium by which Democrats judge the candidates. "The events of the week increased the likelihood that it will be a one-on-one matchup with Wesley K. Clark when we get to the South," said Chris Lehane, a senior adviser to General Clark. "We believe we'll do very well in that matchup. Voters are looking for leadership and they are looking for someone who can win a general election." But even Democrats who said they welcomed a one-on-one fight with Dr. Dean said they were impressed with his performance in recent days.

To: American Spirit who wrote (487845)	11/9/2003 7:39:36 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

After two days in which he seemed to be staggering under the weight of attacks by opponents for his remark about the Confederate flag, Dr. Dean apologized and was buoyed by the announcement that he had won the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union, which has a heavy representation of black members. His endorsement by the public employees union was a surprise from a union that had made clear it was looking first and foremost for a winner. That endorsement startled his rivals and went a long distance to rebutting what had been one of the major reservations from Democrats about him: his ability to be a serious general election candidate.

To: American Spirit who wrote (487845)	11/9/2003 7:40:31 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

Increasingly, Dr. Dean's strength is evident not only in early polls, but on the ground in places like Iowa and New Hampshire. At 11:30 the other night at Dr. Dean's New Hampshire headquarters in Manchester, the lights were on and the office was buzzing with paid aides and volunteers. A block away, at Mr. Kerry's headquarters, the lights were dark. When Dr. Dean turned up for a town hall meeting on Thursday night in Nashua, in the midst of the furor over his Confederate flag remark, so many people turned up that many parked their cars at the Nashua Airport, a half mile away. Dr. Dean drew at least four standing ovations in the course of his presentation, a wild reception that left little doubt about the intensity of enthusiasm among supporters that has led many Democrats to view him as such a potent candidate.