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When Did The Howard Dean Meltdown Really Begin?
By Larry Elder, EFLSupporters of former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, aka "Deanie-boppers," accuse the media of piling on by repeatedly playing his now infamous Iowa caucus "concession speech," punctuated by his banshee-like "Yeeeaaaaaarggh!"
Only a little over one month ago, national polls gave Dean a commanding 20 percentage-point lead over his closest Democratic rival, yet he staggered to a third-place finish in Iowa. Talk about a meltdown. If Dean continues to under-perform, his campaign ends, and the blame game begins. Expect his supporters to say the overreaction of the media and the pundits to Deanâs, uh, rallying cry, brought him down. Really? Maybe it began when DeanâŠ.. Then Elder goes on to cite over a dozen foot-in-mouth events, amply illustrated with Cox and Forkum cartoons, where Deanâs demise may have actually begun. IMHO, it began when Dean hired the .com bubble master, âpolitical mastermindâ, and former Mondale aid, Joe Trippi, as his campaign manager. Joe burned through campaign money like he was running a .com company and was well on the way to positioning Dean for a Mondale-like defeat. Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-01-31 |
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