Two Democrats Disavow Dean's Jab at GOP

Washington Post ^ | 6/6/2005 | Mike Allen and Alan Cooperman

[Tennessean4Bush]

Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) and former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) distanced themselves over the weekend from remarks by Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, who is facing criticism for the pace of the party's fundraising.

Dean, who inspired a passionate following when he ran for president in 2003-04 and showed the potential of Internet fundraising, has been as unpredictable with his public remarks since becoming party chairman in mid-February as his Republican counterpart, Ken Mehlman, has been on message.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Dean is nuts.

[Tennessean4Bush]

A recent article in Business Week was headlined, "Howard Dean's Raised Voice Isn't Raising Cash." The national Democratic Party raised about $18.6 million in the first four months of the year, compared with $42.6 million for the RNC. Finney said the Democratic Party is now raising $1 million a week.

Did you catch this? Karen Finney, Dean's spokesperson, responded to the Business Week article by not only validating its central thesis, but by also confirming that it is worse now than it was in the first four months. At $1 million a week they have slowed from the 18.6 million pace to a $17 million pace.

Which is very interesting because I saw where Dean's people immediately disputed the figures when they came out in Business Week a few days ago. Now they are saying they're wrong ... it's worse.

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Dens is going to get fired. Shucks.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Dean should rewrite Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence people" and distribute copies to all Democrats. I will be first in line to subsidize a few copies.

[GVnana]

We knew he would be a blessing in disguise.

Who's got "The Scream"?

[Tennessean4Bush]

bttt mice elf

[rhombus]

Yeah sure they disavowed his comments, on their way to the MoveOn.org meeting.

[Tennessean4Bush]

This guy is going to personally split the Democratic Party and send it headlong into irrelevancy.

[thoughtomator]

Something that has been sorely needed for decades.

[Tennessean4Bush]

No argument here. He is the best thing that could have happened to Republicans.

[Bush gal in LA]

I hope the guy isn't fired. As time goes on his statements are getting more outrageous and hes getting more shrill and angry, if thats possible. Hes great for our side! Keep the bozo in there!

[andy58-in-nh]

[ChadGore]

[baltoga]

Shhhh!

Tell the RATS Dean is doing a good job, but leave out...

for the Republicans!

[Venerable Bede]

Two Democrats...

Out of 247...


Two.

[GOPJ]

We knew he would be a blessing in disguise.

Keep it under your hat, but I think he's working for us...

[sirchtruth]

The dems certainly deserve every bit of this! I really think that people now see the dems for total loonies and thanks to guys like Dr. Deanmento who shows the TRUE honest side of dems and their wacko thought process...

Dr. Deanmento will not be fired. He is now a staple of a party out of touch with America and the damage is done.

It makes me have some regard for the political genius Bill Clinton used and the fact he at least knew the times and how to play to the people of that time even if all of it was lies. These dems today are so unbelievably screwed up the hole is almost to dug to China by now.

[muir_redwoods]

EARTH TO DIZZY, How's that internet fundraising working out?

[AFPhys]

I don't care what you say.

I like Dean. I believe he ought to be out in front every day raising money from MoveOn, Soros, and the ACLU.

Stop hassling him. The way you're criticizing him is shameful.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Keep him at the DNC, you say? He's more valuable to us there. I can buy that!