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To: energyplay who wrote (41513)	11/16/2003 2:52:32 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

OT / US politics - OK, maybe I've finally found somebody who can explain the term to me. What the heck is a "blue dog" Democrat? I understand a "yellow dog" Democrat is someone who would vote a straight party ticket even if the party ran a yellow dog for office. But blue dog still escapes me. ********* I agree about the candidate field. Five candidates, as the Republicans had in the early going in 2000 was awkward. Nine is completely unmanageable. Fortunately, I think we'll see the field severely trimmed by the middle of February, leaving plenty of time before the American public actually pays the least bit of attention to the political season. It was a very telling moment when Andy Kohut, a Democratic pollster, had a town hall type discussion with 12 average voters from Exton, PA recently. These were middle class voters, and when confronted with the images of the nine Democratic candidates, I was shocked at how few could identify more than one or two candidates. This election isn't even on the radar screen for most Americans yet. ****** Re: By the way, most candidates will need a better message than "I hate George Bush more than the other candidates" John Kerry's getting closer. He's contrasting his new deal for America with George Bush's "raw deal™".