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January 29, 2004Train Wreck at DailyKosThis is a little bit like passing by a train wreck. You almost have to look. DailyKos has been a swarm of thousands of Dean supporters for the past many months. They've gotten restless over the last week or two, with each new piece of bad news. Now it's pretty close to total meltdown. Even the strongest pro-Dean folks are throwing in the towel in disgust following reports the campaign is broke. These are the guys who sent in all those little contributions lo these many months, and the money is gone before we reach the third primary. Don't look. Really. It's ugly. UPDATE: Oliver Willis is also withdrawing support for Dean. Posted by William Swann at January 29, 2004 01:32 PMComments
See Simon's post at the New Democrat Network. It reads like a political obituary. Posted by: rickheller at January 29, 2004 03:05 PMYes it does. He's right about there being a new fundraising model in politics today -- inspire the masses of voters and have each of them give you a litte. I think that would be extraordinary, if it becomes more common. What I don't really understand is any kind of overall favorable feeling towards Dean. I understand there's a difference of opinion between the NDN folks and the DLC folks in this regard. But I don't see how any politician who publicly describes your wing of the party as "Republican" ends up on your warm-and-fuzzy list. Or, for that matter, someone who openly repudiates the moderate Clinton heritage. Posted by: William Swann at January 29, 2004 03:44 PMDean was all over the place, and for an outsider/insurgent, he certainly started to cave once he got into the middle. If he'd held strong and stuck to his opinions, he may have done better in Iowa (although Gephardt didn't help). I just hope that the Deaniacs don't all abandon the party in November. This race, both for White House and Congress, is crucial for all of America. We can't have millions of people suddenly deciding to not vote, or to go for Nader. Posted by: James Barber at January 31, 2004 12:54 AM |
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