Candidates will try to you Hussein capture to tear down Dean

[DJcairo]

By ADAM NAGOURNEY

Published: December 15, 2003

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 — The news about Saddam Hussein fulfills what many Americans have long viewed as a crucial test for measuring success in the war in Iraq and thus could rob Democrats of an issue they have increasingly challenged President Bush on, Democrats said on Sunday.

But its impact could fall particularly heavily on the candidacy of Howard Dean, the Democrat who most party leaders view as the leading contender for the nomination. It could force Dr. Dean, Democrats said, to deal with a stronger incumbent in next year's general election, should the capture prove the turning point Mr. Bush has sought in the war. It could also lead to challenges from newly emboldened Democratic candidates who supported the war, who see an opportunity to attack Dr. Dean on his antiwar stance, the issue on which he has built his candidacy.

Candidates who had supported the war to their detriment in early Democratic contest states like Iowa and New Hampshire wasted no time in trying to undercut Dr. Dean.

http://nytimes.com/2003/12/15/national/15ELEC.html?hp

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. hahahaha! Dean's still going to get the nomination

http://bushspeaks.com/home.asp?did=151



FUCK BUSH Buttons, Stickers & Magnets

[DJcairo]

2. I agree, but we'll see.

As the Times editorial said the other day, voters have a wierd way of inserting themselves in these contests and without actual votes being cast you'd have to assume Dean has it, but again, we'll see.

[kerrygoddess]

3. Dean dug himself on this one!

"I think that this is a time that underscores that if we're going to beat George Bush, we need somebody who has the experience, and who got this policy right" - John Kerry