GOP Tries to Take Attention From Dems (+ News On Graham, Dean, Edwards)

[Khephra]

(Misc political news...the Lieberman and Sharpton bits of news have their own threads already in either BN or Politics.)


DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Republican National Committee chairman is trying to counter the attention that the Democratic candidates for president are getting.


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Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., should "bow to political reality" and end his quest to become his party's presidential nominee in 2004, the Orlando Sentinel said in an editorial Thursday.

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Trying to shore up his lack of military expertise, presidential candidate Howard Dean announced Thursday that he has been endorsed by former Gen. Joseph P. Hoar, former commandant of the Marine Corps and the successor to Norman Schwartzkopf as head of U.S. Central Command.

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Meanwhile, North Carolina Sen. John Edwards said his campaign for president has been endorsed by 210 Democratic activists in Iowa, including former Iowa Gov. Robert Fulton.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-republicans-campaign,0,4494864.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[alfredo]

1. they're jealous that the Dems come across smarter and

more honest than the repugs.

[David Zephyr]

2. Khephra. GOP Has Silenced the Media Coverage of Dem Candidates

The Republican Recall in California has made sure that our Democratic Candidates for President have been effectively silenced. No coverage whatsoever.

[Khephra]

3. Yeah, but it's not on Bush like they want it

That's about the only thing that's making this enjoyable--watching Bush get pissy about not having the spotlight.

[Zorro]

4. Pubs between a rock and a hard place

Kind of a Catch-22. Calling attention to themselves would invariably call attention to the chimp's month-long annual vacation at the hog farm. A month-long vacation is probably something they would prefer no one paid attention to.