A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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August 22, 2003Dean Invites CriticismHoward Dean is inviting criticism from the furthest left elements within his party Posted by rickheller at August 22, 2003 12:49 PM Comments
Stepped on his own message, though, when he admitted yesterday that a centrist in the context of Vermont politics is actually a liberal in the broader context of American politics. "Yeah, but in Vermont, you know, politics is much farther to the left. A Vermont centrist is an American liberal right now." Here's the article about it: http://rutlandherald.nybor.com/News/Story/70449.html Posted by: William Swann at August 22, 2003 08:25 PMSomething similar happened with Dukakis in 1988. He was a bit blindsided by being perceived as a liberal when he ran, because he was a centrist within the Massachusetts context. Indeed, he was defeated for re-election in 1978 (and had to wait until 1982 to regain office) because a Cambridge ultraliberal ran against him, which allowed a conservative Democrat (later turned Republican) Ed King to squeak through. In truth, Dukakis was quite a bit to the left of center in a 50 state context. Posted by: rickheller at August 26, 2003 08:12 PM |
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