Dean's quick rise makes him target of his own party (Pgh Post Gazette)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.post-gazette.com/election/20030907targetdean0907p2.asp

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"Outside Dean's opposition to war in Iraq ... his record before was relatively moderate in the context of Vermont," Kusnet said. "They'll try to do it, but they'll have hard time presenting him as wild-eyed left-winger."

Republican political consultant David M. Carney, who ran Bob Dole's 1996 New Hampshire campaign and was White House political director in the presidential administration of George H.W. Bush, said Dean is a candidate "our party needs to take seriously.

"I think Howard Dean is our biggest threat," Carney said, adding that Senate and House members running for the Democratic nomination could be more "target rich" because they have cast hundreds of votes on controversial issues that could be used against them.

"He's a governor who for 11 years balanced budgets; there are a lot of businesses in Vermont who considered him a pro-business governor; he's got a 100 percent rating with the National Rifle Association," Carney said. "There's a passion there that's really scary. He could ignite people who haven't participated in the process. ... He's certainly beatable on his positions, but I don't think many people think it's a slam dunk. I don't know anyone lately who thinks that."

[w4rma]

1. This article does a good job of explaing what my observations are (n/t)

[liberalnurse]

2. Thanks for the article.

My sister lives in Pittsburgh and usually gives me heads-up on Dean's stats there. Lots of folks at PPG support Dean.

[tsipple]

3. From Scaife's Newspaper No Less

Interesting.

[dsc]

5. That would be interesting if true

too bad it isn't. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is a left of center paper that has been around for years. It is a good paper actually (unless in the last 10 or so it went downhill). Scaffe's paper is the Tribune Review which was from a small town down that way until he bought it and made it the right wing rag it is.

[peaceandjustice]

6. no, Scaife owns the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Post-Gazette either is or was owned by the Brand family but I think it may have been sold. Does anyone know?

[tsipple]

7. Mea Culpa

Horrible insult to a newspaper, and I apologize.

[deutsey]

4. Imagine if Democrats in general had gone after Bush this way

after he stole the election in 2000.

:-(