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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (628)	2/4/2004 12:05:19 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Kerry has won unless something very strange happens. The real question is who is his VP and when will Dean bow out and unite with Kerry. I expect Kerry will offer top jobs to Clark, Edwards, Graham and maybe even Dean. Edwards will propbably be the VP. Elliot Spitzer also looks like part of the cabinet, maybe attorney general to go after Dick Cheney's crew.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (628)	2/4/2004 1:08:10 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 81568

Dean will come in 3rd in Michigan far behind Kerry and second in Washington. His campaign is on its last legs and his coaims and keeping on going are hollow, just rallying the troops. Strangely, dean looks a lot more comfortable knowing he's out of it. Fits my take on him that he was never really ready for prime time. Compared to Kerry, he's an amateur.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (628)	2/4/2004 11:12:28 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 81568

My conclusion after watching last night's primary coverage is that it is those Wash insider lobbyists that have contributed to Kerry in past who are presently pushing him forward as nominee. They are all classic 'fast talkers' with well rehearsed answers & talking points. They have the most to lose if Edwards or another candidate grabs the nomination. They also have most to gain with Kerry as potential next Pres since he will not be a threat to them & business will continue as usual in DC. Edwards has stated many times that one of his priorities would be to disarm 'special interests' strangle hold on congress. It was obvious as well last night that Kerry/Heinz honed their relationships with prominent TV anchors--Chris Matthews being the most blatant example last night. He had both Edwards & Kerry's campaign chairs during split-screen interview. Matthews pounded Edwards man by asking repeatedly if he considered trial lawyer bundled contributions as a "special interest", while Kerry's man smiled with assurance that Matthews was promoting Kerry's cause with the pounding. When it was Kerry's chair's turn for a question, Matthews made it very softball. Heinz/Kerry have worked on drawing prominent media plus wash lobbyists into their web & that's what started the momentum train that is difficult to slow down. Edwards helped with his win in SC & almost win in OK. It's extremely difficult for candidates who have not been compromised by powerful DC lobbyists to break the surface & get their message through to voters. The almost solid wall of 'special interests' in nation's capitol currently blocks the Wash-outsider presidential candidates as effectively as average citizens. Dean currently has 2nd largest delegate block. We'll see in next few wks if his strategy can slowdown the WashDC juggernaut of insider DC lobbyists.