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To: Amy J who wrote (181776)	1/28/2004 6:58:08 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1573901

Amy, re: So interesting. Is it the content or the party association that makes an idea good or bad? Good question. Are people Republicans or conservatives, first and foremost? Bush has been anything but conservative, yet most of the Republicans love him. Clinton was far more conservative, yet the Republicans hate him. So I think for the majority, party matters more. They buy into the dogma, and ignore the reality. They adopt and justify the reality. re: Do you think Dean's overly enthusiastic Iowa performance was the real issue for the overall national polls dropping the next day on him, or, is it because people like to band behind the perceived leader? What would the national polls look like tomorrow, if the news media made an error and accidentally reported Edwards won NH? Would Edwards national poll results go up, because people tend to be attractive to the person in the #1 spot? i.e. what portion of people's preferences are based upon the actual content vs the image? I watched Dean a week ago, and last night. He was very strange a week ago, I don't think anyone told him the importance of that little speech, that much of the country would be watching and weighing his reaction to the defeat. His lack of national political experience really showed. Last night I thought he gave, by far, the best of the post primary speeches. And I think the front runner thing creates a legitimacy in voters minds. But it also turns the pack of opponents against the leader, and the press gets more skeptical. The press loves the underdog, and Dean is now in that category. John