DEAN LEAD HELPS HILLARY

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[Pikamax]

WITH Howard Dean sprinting away from the rest of the Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton can now relax and start planning for 2008 - confident that Dean will go down in flames. "Dean is McGovern without the folksy charm," said one observer, referring to George McGovern, the Democrat who carried only one state (Massachusetts) against Richard Nixon in 1972. "This is going to save us a lot of money," said a Democrat who normally makes substantial campaign contributions. Dean is the most liberal of the Democrats in the race and the most outspoken against the U.S. liberation of Iraq. But, according to a Zogby poll of New Hampshire voters, he is 21 points ahead of his closest rival, Sen. John Kerry, and pulling away. The numbers are even more surprising since Kerry is from neighboring Massachusetts. "He's New Hampshire's third senator," said one Democrat.

[Ditter]

I have just been over at DU. They are so excited about Dean. This should be interesting.

[Pikamax]

been lurking there for the entertainment, the fights between the dean groupies and the kerry groupies are hilarious.

[AmericaUnited]

I disagree with this article. Hitlery might misinterpret Dean's chances and think that he can win. That would make her jump into the 04 race, rather than wait to 2012.

[section9]

Things have to be going according to plan for the Hildebeast.

The latest Gallup numbers show Bush holding at 59%, with the Iraq numbers holding at even higher levels. This is a decidedly better number than Zogby, on whom Democrats were pinning their hopes.

Dean is the flavor of the year for the DU crowd. Kerry doesn't capture the angst and anger of the Democratic Party's base vote the way Dean can. And I will tell you right now that none of these people are going to go to the mat for some retired Perfumed Prince from the Pentagon.

Assuming Dean holds and gets the lion's share of the base's money, he will win in Iowa and New Hampshire. It's South Carolina that will be interesting. Everything will be wrapped up by March and Dean should be the presumptive nominee.

The problem that Dean will have is that Bush is following Clinton's '95 playbook. Look for RNC ads to begin in November. There is a reason Bush is going out on the hustings now; he intends to begin an air war early. Dean is going to get pummeled by Bush in the spring and summer, making him damaged goods by the time convention rolls around.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[mewzilla]

Sean is Hilliary's stalking donkey. The only question seems to be willing or unwilling?

[mewzilla]

Sean=Dean

[presidio9]

Accompanying photo:

(sorry)

[The Iguana]

[i]Dean is the most liberal of the Democrats in the race [/i]

No, that would be Kucinich.

But then no one knows who he is.