Sen. Graham stands up for Dean at Democratic fundraiser

[CMT]

Under a barrage of attacks from Democratic competitors who say his opposition to the Iraq war makes him a weak presidential candidate, Howard Dean won some political cover Tuesday from a former rival: Florida Sen. Bob Graham.

Graham, addressing some of the party's most influential players at a dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami, near downtown Miami, defended Dean's foreign policy agenda as "visionary." He also called on Democratic candidates to end their sniping.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/7512416.htm

I really think that Graham is the front runner to be Dean's running mate should Dean be nominated.

[dsc]

1. Oh man now he has done it

You just know that he will all of the sudden have every concievable characther flaw a person could have.

[phillybri]

2. Kudos to Graham...

This is a bold statement and he is 100% right in making it. Well done....

[DianeK]

3. this has all seemed to have backfired...

notice that within the democratic polls, dean is up..but beside bush, he has slipped..way to go guys..4 more years of this criminal bastard

[CMT]

4. actually he is gaining ground

In October for instance he was running 11-points behind Bush in Pennsylvania now it is 8-points. He is running only 8-points behind Bush in Florida. For a year before the election our candidates are doing pretty well in a country which has a biased media which is pimping itself for Bush.

Also, Bush just got a lift in the polls due to Saddam--it is not likely to last.

[stinkeefresh]

5. um... no.

I used to be real worried about this kind of nay-saying and its potential affect on the race. Now I just feel bad for the individual who says it. The tide has turned. GW is a snowball in hell.

Hop on board- make the landslide bigger.

[Andromeda]

9. Polls go up and down...

and Saddam just gave Chimpy a boost. It's only temporary so don't count Dean out.

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. My diehard Liberal dad was pleased to hear that

Graham was a contender for Dean's V.P. He said that he liked Dean, but he may be too far left, so he needed someone like Graham to anchor him.

[KaraokeKarlton]

7. lol, Graham is probably left of Dean

tell your dad not to listen to the press's label for Dean, he doesn't fit any of them.

[indigo32]

8. That is so cool!!!!

I like Bob Graham

[Andromeda]

10. Bob Graham was my favortite candidate...

I think he is just so darn nice and he voted his conscience on the IWR and didn't hesitate to speak out against Bush early on. He didn't care if it hurt him politically or not. That's what I call integrity.

He would make a great VP.

[Le Taz Hot]

11. I do too

though in a lot of ways I think Clark would be a stronger ticket should Dean win the nomination. I like Graham and have a great deal of respect for him, but the party wonks think he'll bring Florida. He won't. Florida's a done deal for the Republicans, no matter who actually wins the state.