Would Dean be smart to just quit now?

[TioDiego]

Candidates should cut their losses early, sometimes.

[Monte Carlo]

1. What losses?

I mean, Dean came out of nowhere to become the frontrunner of the Democratic field. I just don't know what losses you are talking about.

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Oh please!

Dean has just as much of a shot at the nomination as Clark.

[Julien Sorel]

3. Please be sarcasm. Please be sarcasm.

Please be sarcasm. Please be sarcasm. Please be sarcasm.

[sangh0]

4. flame-bait

.

[meegbear]

5. No ...

EVERY candidate here has just as good as a chance of winning.

Damn the torpedoes ... full steam ahead.

[TAH6988]

17. Every?

Surely you jest?

[deutsey]

20. Thanks, Meeg!

:thumbsup: That's the spirit!!! :hi:

[cjbuchanan]

6. Um, why would he quit?

He has a lot of money, most of the press calls him the front-runner, he is ahead in most early state polls and he has a huge network of supporters, why quit?

[catpower2000]

7. WHA??

:eyes: flame bait :eyes:

[StopTheMorans]

8. no offense, but did you have a few tabs of acid for lunch?

or is there a history of insanity in your family;)?

[tom_paine]

13. Not sure Technomania allows that

www.technomania.com

[Kolesar]

9. No, but you might consider it

[tom_paine]

10. How Fair and Balanced of You to say that

My thought would be that I would rather follow the methods of the Old American Republic, with it's infighting and squabbles and FREEDOM to choose candidates than the Bushevik Imperial Model when everyone marches in lockstep, the "candidates" for Emperor are pre-chosen, and the primaries are a sham.

You know, like the process of the ascension of the Emperor Bunnypants*, which more properly, due to it's rigged nature and Stalinistically-predetermined outcome (McCain never had a chance), belongs to the Age of Totalitarianism heralded by the Attempted Coup of 1998 and brought into existence by the Bloodless Coup of 2000.

[LuminousX]

11. We know very little how Clark will handle himself

Why are people suddenly acting like the game is over? Oh, I know why. People are frustrated with this process. Without any real way at this very moment to determine who is really in the lead, people just want something decisive. I understand that.

It isn't going to happen. No one is going to drop out until after South Carolina, not even Sharpton. And I personally suspect Graham to be the first to go due to money problems.

[TioDiego]

16. Gad. Relax. It was sarcasm.

Geez Louise.

[liberalnurse]

21. Not funny.....if one makes such a post,

they must have these feelings to begin with... I don't trust the apology. :scared:

[TioDiego]

22. Incorrect deductive logic, Nurse.

[sangh0]

26. Deductive logic?

You posted NOTHING but an opinion with nothing to back it up, and now you're complaining about faulty logic?

[damnraddem]

42. Do you mean that you think Liberalnurse really does trust the apology?

And, actually, Liberalnurse seemed to be using inductive logic, not deductive logic: Libnurse induced insincerity from heavy-handedness.

[damnraddem]

40. In the Bushista America, what is sarcasm?

How can one distinguish it from actual opinion?

[deutsey]

12. I just got off of a conference call with the Governor

Believe me, he's far from quitting.

(The call was just between me and Dean...and about 300 other Meetup organizers :evilgrin:).

Also, Dean's campaign membership keeps growing: We're at 401,287 as of today, not to mention the 112k on Dean's Meetup list.

[liberalnurse]

14. Very much anti democratic party spin..

The post is a bomb. Possible hidden adgenda.

[TioDiego]

19. Take a pill, Nurse. I was just making a point.

[liberalnurse]

24. It was a poor attempt at sacrasm.

I just don't see the reason? I can't pick up any point? Really.

[TioDiego]

27. The point is that it would be ludicrous for Dean to quit.

[sangh0]

28. Well gee

you sure made that obvious!!

(Did you note the sarcasm?)

[TioDiego]

29. LOL! I did.

[liberalnurse]

31. You may need to do a rough draft next time before you post..

Many of us are invested in our candidates and our nerves are raw. We take enough from the right wing media pundants and repugs. Here is our democratic haven. Freepers are everwhere and we tend to be "alert".

[TioDiego]

32. I think you can relax. Everything seems to be coming up roses.

We have great candidates, Bush is an idiot, I think this will be a breeze. Freepers are creepers.

[damnraddem]

43. Take the point, Uncle, ...

Libnurse just thought you were being a pill.

[NNN0LHI]

15. HELL NO! None of the Dem candidates should quit now. Not one of them!

They are all an asset to our party in their own way. Every one of them. And don't believe no different. It pile on Bush time. Get ready to rumble!

Don

[damnraddem]

45. Good point. One activist asked me why Mosley-Brown stayed in the race.

I noted that, whatever her reason, she was saying things that needed to be said, things that front runners may not feel free to say, even if they agree with them.

[Clete]

18. Noooo!

Just because there is one Dean bashing thread after the other here at DU, doesn't mean he isn't going to get votes. He will be the candidate that wins the primaries. You wait and see. He is not my first choice, but I do feel he has the widest appeal and will prevail. I will have no problem voting for him either.

[Paragon]

23. Geez, Clarkies

The idea of propaganda is to do it under the radar.

Keep being this overt and some genius here might figure out that you're flooding the message board and pushing the meme-of-the-day. OK?

[damnraddem]

46. Hey, don't worry the Clarkies.

We'll need them when the General is Dean's VP running mate. ;-)

[PAMod]

25. What losses?

Geez, last I looked Dean was leading in Iowa & New Hampshire and very competitive in South Carolina.

He is raising more money than anyone else and other than several off-the-cuff gaffes has run a virtually error free campaign.

What am I missing? What would be achieved by dropping out before January? Why would any of the 10 candidates drop out before January?

[candy331]

35. Coalition

of the willing is what every staunch person is who wants to see the U.S. survive as a nation whether it be Dean or whomever.The battle has just begun and Dean has spearheaded the fight whether anyone cares to admit it or not. We have a bunch of "lying liars" on the other side so let's not join them. I can tell you that in my town no one even paid any attention until Dean spoke up, seems the rest of the Dubs had been tranquilized into a stupor and are just coming awake. Perhaps Dean may not be the one to get the primary nomination but at least he had not drunk the Bush koolaid. No one needs to quit at this juncture let all the voices be heard, our goal is the same which is to End this administration and Save America and the world!

[damnraddem]

47. Right! In this campaign, the only reason to want candidates to drop out .

is so that one's own can win the nomination easier and/or earlier. But in this campaign, the important thing is to make Americans more aware of the Bushista fiasco, and all but one of the candidates is doing that. Now, should Lieberman drop out immediately, I wouldn't worry; but he won't -- he still has a lot of intended damage to do to the eventual Dem candidate, whoever that is.

[TioDiego]

You think he intends to do damage?

[bowens43]

30. Why?

What's changed? Clark? Most people , outside of democratic discussion groups have never heard of Clark. Dean certainly has as good of, if not better chance then Clark to get the nomination.

[quinnox]

33. Although Clark entering the race is bad news for Dean

I still think he has a chance, however slight. Give him until the first few primaries, then he can make a graceful exit.

[damnraddem]

48. So far, Clark has drawn from all of the candidates who have ...

measurable support. His entry will likely be good for the eventual candidate, especially if Clark will settle down and settle for the VP nomination. Certainly Clark's entry looks to be good for purposes of broadcasting the anti-Dubya message.

[caledesi]

34. What is the purpose of this post, because I am clueless.

Dean is doing fine. Obviously you are not keeping track of his campaign. Might be a good idea to actually read something current about Dean.

[CMT]

36. another good reason to change the rules on posting

There is no reasoning behind your statement. Why should Dean quit? he still leads in many polls, has raised and will raise more money this quarter breaking Clinton's record and much of it from small donations, and has a grass root army of 400,000 people and growing. Now tell us why Dean or any other Democrat should get out just because Clark has gotten in.

[TioDiego]

38. Another good reason? What were the others?

[damnraddem]

49. But what rule can eliminate inept sarcasm --

or for that matter, deniable flame-baiting?

[TioDiego]

50. Hey! Come on. It was ept.

[damnraddem]

37. What are you talking about? Dean is the front-runner!

Are you suggesting that he peaked too early? In that case, it would be traditional to see a precipitous drop before deciding to retire. I can't imagine Dean saying 'ohoh, I'm too far ahead too early in the race; I'd better drop out right away, before anyone can overtake me.'

[Kolesar]

39. Ha, Ha, the jokes on me

I am going to have to keep an eye on you, you jolly joker. I can take a joke.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

41. Weren't you the one asking if it was OK to lie on the board last week?

just ribbing ya!

[TioDiego]

44. I was the one asking if we could tell whoppers. LOL!

But I was making a joke. I should have put it in DU.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

52. I know..I got it.

I got this thread too..sometimes sarcasm translates poorly...been a victim of my own shenanigans myself.

[Tinoire]

51. Yes- Let's just crown Cesar now. Who needs elections or primaries?

when we've got Caesar waiting in the wings?

All 9 solid, long-time Democratic candidates in the running with track records we can check as opposed to dazzling military resumes should just call it quits now...

Let us all defer to the wisdom of the storm troopers, hail Caesar and just hand him his crown now.

He may be a little "coy" about it but have no fears; he'll deign accept because the rabble crowd screams so loudly...

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH

Lagniappe:

According to Gelzer, the only indication of Caesar having a definite political programme occurs in a letter he wrote to Metellus Scipio in which he declares his aims to be "...tranquillity for Italy, peace for the provinces and security for the Empire".

For more information: http://www.sankey.ca/caesar/

[Zolok]

53. Yes...

It's the hour of madness at Dean Headquarters I'm afraid.
Best to bow out gracefully before it's too late.


:)