https://freerepublic.com/tag/sharpeiinatoupe/ en-us Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:17:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1072662/posts Democrats are desperate to beat Bush and take back the White House. But is John Kerry really the answer? asks PAUL WELLS.IN POLITICS just as in real life, events have a way of messing up the best-laid plans. U.S. Democrats aren't surprised to have a clear front-runner as the state-by-state battle to win the party's presidential nomination picks up steam. They're just surprised by who it is.Only a month ago, the runaway favourite was Howard Dean, the nondescript former Vermont governor who had almost magically transformed himself into a populist firebrand and Internet fundraising juggernaut. There was talk of Dean... Maclean's Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1072662/posts#comment Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:17:20 GMT