Counterpunch looks at the "Dean as a Liberal" meme

[cryofan]

Good to see some objective and analytical journalism on Dean's past record as VT gov:

http://www.counterpunch.org/colby02222003.html

[theivoryqueen]

1. Yowch - very different tone than Daily Democrat...

But if he's the candidate - then I will vote for him. Even if he were the devil incarnate, he'd be a better leader than Bushole.

[Hep]

3. Some people will up their sttempts to bash Dean

with the hopes that maybe Gore will still change his mind.

[LuminousX]

7. Silver Bullets are flying

Every element oppo-campaigns can come up with that they think can sink Dean in one shot will be used in the upcoming week.

Thank god Dean did something about his records, opening them up for impartial review so that can't be harped on.

[pistoff democrat]

2. Right!

Dean is no liberal. He is a centrist.

[Hep]

4. You say "looks" but you mean "looked"

You think you're the first to post this, that this is a gem that slipped through the fingers of all the Dean critics back in February?

Or are you just LITERALLY ten months behind the rest of us?

[Zuni]

5. I am really sick of Counterpunch

they are really evil there. ruthless.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. Dean's support is way too skewed to the liberal side

right now the poll numbers have liberals supporting him 2 to 1 vs. moderate and conservative Democrats. If Dean cannot broaden his support better into moderates he is toast. The other candidates are much better balanced in this regard. (Of course Kerry is pefectly balanced)

% support from Liberal/Moderate/Conservative Dems.

Dean 40 17 11
Clark 11 19 17
Gephardt 9 10 25
Lieberman 8 11 13
Kerry 6 8 6
Edwards 6 8 9

http://gallup.com/poll/releases/pr031209.asp

[wtmusic]

8. LOL and the primary polls reflect Dean's lack of broad support

:silly:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

12. Look at what those numbers portend for the general election

if you can manage to.

[LuminousX]

9. Which is it?

Is Dean skewing too far 'liberal' that he can't grab the center, or is he too centrist for self-respecting liberals to support?

[NewYorkerfromMass]

11. If you want to defend those numbers as balanced support

then please do try.

[mzmolly]

10. Did you say "objective" journalism?

I don't think so.

Let's see Kuchinich and Nader 'write' for this objective source.

http://www.counterpunch.org/nader01272003.html

http://www.counterpunch.org/kucinich01242003.htm

Look at all the 'glowing' articles on Mr. Kucinich...

http://www.counterpunch.org/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=conf%2Fcounterpunch.org&restrict=&exclude=&method=and&format=builtin-long&sort=score&words=dennis+kucinich

"objective" Nah...

[Tinoire]

13. It's an objective progressive, liberal, left-leaning publication

that's been very good at uncovering corporate filth and its enablers.
Don't expect them to be pushing propaganda that Dean and Clark are liberals. You have TNR for that.