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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (6290)	11/8/2003 3:59:50 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 10965

Most moderate swing-voters would prefer Bush to Dean. Even if they would normally vote Democrat. Part of that is Dean's obvious huge weakness, being soft on defense and terrorism. With the economy getting better, defense may be the #1 issue, and Bush still holds a sizeable advantage in that general area, the specifics of Iraq aside.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (6290)	11/8/2003 4:15:49 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 10965

Dean would need 271,500 contributions of $70 (his average) to make up for loss of public funds. Maybe he can, maybe he can't. But his core base he boasts about is still in the half million range. He might be able to. He has a kind of Perot.Nader appeal to angry voters now. But he still can't beat Bush and is the weakest against Bush of the major candidates so that's going to haunt him all the way. One thing for sure, if Dean doesn't beat Kerry in NH by at least 10% he's not going to be a real frontrunner, and his frontrunner status now is based almost solely on fundraising. Funds do not equal votes. And 80% of the Dem party will be gunning for him now.

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (6290)	11/9/2003 10:30:43 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 10965

What World War I's Greatest Poet Would Say About Hiding Our War Dead...? "A revered figure in England, Owen found a large American following during the Vietnam War. He is often portrayed as antiwar, which he was not. What he stood for was seeing war clearly, which makes him especially relevant today. The Bush administration has been loudly attacking the news media for misreporting the Iraq conflict by leaving out good news. Owen would counter — in vivid, gripping images — that it is the White House, with its campaign to hide casualties from view, that is dangerously distorting reality." nytimes.com

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (6290)	11/9/2003 11:10:44 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 10965

Hodges to endorse Clark for president ________________________________ Action gives huge boost to ex-general in S.C. campaign By LEE BANDY Staff Writer Posted on Fri, Nov. 07, 2003 thestate.com Former Gov. Jim Hodges will endorse retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark today for the Democratic presidential nomination. It could be an important endorsement, given Hodges’ popularity among black voters, who are expected to make up at least half of the turnout in the first primary state with a substantial black voting population. “This is a very important day for our campaign,” Eli Segal, chief executive officer of the Clark campaign based in Little Rock, Ark., told The State newspaper on Thursday. Hodges, who lost his re-election bid after one term, could not be reached for comment. The endorsement is a coup for the Clark campaign. All nine candidates have been courting the former governor. Hodges had been leaning toward U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. The most recent poll taken of South Carolina primary voters by the American Research Group, had Clark leading with 17 percent. U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina was his closest rival with 10 percent. Kerry was near the bottom in single digits. The South Carolina presidential primary, the first in the South, is set for Feb. 3. Clark canceled all his events today so he could be present with Hodges. The announcement will take place at 12:45 p.m. at the Airport campus of Midlands Technical College. Scott Anderson, state director for the Clark campaign, said the endorsement is “huge.” He said Hodges will play an active role in the campaign. Anderson said recent internal Democratic party polls showed Hodges to be the most popular Democrat in the state. He said Hodges is particularly strong among African-American voters, who are expected to make up a majority of the primary voters.