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

To: Brumar89 who wrote (8074)	12/27/2003 3:16:47 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

yup. then ran away through the bushes. but you knew that.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (8074)	12/27/2003 5:07:45 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean criticizes President Bush for giving unneeded tax breaks, but as Vermont governor, he supported a program critics say did much the same for corporations.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (8074)	12/28/2003 10:26:06 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 10965

As Pre-Primary Season Closes, Questions Cling to Dean's Gains By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, December 28, 2003; Page A01 Former Vermont governor Howard Dean stands on the brink of a remarkable achievement in American politics, having transformed himself from rank obscurity to clear favorite for his party's presidential nomination. But rarely has a front-runner begun an election year with as many questions swirling around him as the man who rewrote the rules in presidential politics the past 12 months. But he has closed the year with some statements and assertions that have come under criticism or turned out not to be true. They range from suggesting that his late brother was a member of the military to apparent criticism of the politics of the Clinton years, to a reference to party centrists as Republicans, to remarks about Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden that brought rebukes from his rivals. Dean also acknowledged that he will need an experienced running mate to fill in for his lack of national security experience. That record has brought an escalation in attacks from opponents and intensified doubts about him in some parts of the party. Once the field of candidates narrows after the first few contests, Dean is likely to face the most severe test of his candidacy. "It's clear we'll get hammered for 40 days and 40 nights," said Joe Trippi, Dean's campaign manager. "Everybody's hammering. We've got to keep doing what we've been doing." The questions surrounding Dean's candidacy include his experience and temperament, whether he has political appeal beyond the core of party activists, whether he can win votes in the South, his ability to handle tough scrutiny and whether he can bring together Democrats after what is turning into a tough battle with his rivals. Joe Lockhart, who was White House press secretary in the Clinton administration and who has been critical of Dean, said, "I think it's important for the party as a whole that the process raises the right questions and the candidates give the right answers. The last place you want to be is in the post-nomination [period] when you haven't fielded the best candidate. My point all along is not that he's not the best candidate, but that for whatever reason, it doesn't feel like we've resolved all this."