Please DU this Poll on Dean--it needs help

[MoJoWorkin]

I know it is on the nasty AOL, so it is for you that unfortunately, like me, still have it; but the article is really better than most I have read elsewhere. I think it is good for some of us to watch out on the less desirable outlets of "news"
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Dean Ready to Take Charge of Democrats

Party Betting on His Proven Organizational, Fund-Raising Skills
By NANCY BENAC, AP


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"The weakness that everyone in Washington is afraid of is almost his strength,'' said Elaine Kamarck, a Democratic National Committee member who was an early backer of Dean's bid to chair the party. "He actually has the ability to lead people and inspire people. This is not a bad trait in a party chairman.''

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Jim Dean, the candidate's brother, says he can tell from Howard's tone of voice that "he's very much approaching this the way he approached his office when he first became governor. He knows there's plenty to learn and plenty to get acclimated to. He's got some plans and some convictions about what he wants to do, but I think he's taking a very open approach.''

No one expects Dean, famously outspoken, to completely muzzle himself. Dean jokes that the Washington insider's definition of a gaffe is "when you tell the truth and they think you shouldn't have.''

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His style ever will be blunt: "We have to never be afraid to say what we believe,'' he insists.

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[Califooyah Operative]

1. done.

[rodeodance]

2. He'll hurt Democrats 47%

How will Howard Dean affect the political landscape?
He'll hurt Democrats 47%
He'll help Democrats 43%
I'm not sure 10%
Total Votes: 18,530
Note on Poll Results

[Guaranteed]

5. Yup, still being freeped, apparently.

Sign in under different SN's, if you can.

[itzamirakul]

3. Done! There is also a poll at

www.csmonitor.com and a pretty good article.

(Christian Science Monitor)

[MoJoWorkin]

6. CS Monitor Poll--Done

79% FOR Dean-----We need to reverse the stupid AOL one

Any other AOL people out there?

[Guaranteed]

4. It got freeped. It was at 53% help just a little while ago,

with 6,000 some-odd votes.

[MoJoWorkin]

7. Now it is 48%--Dean Hurts

someone needs to kick it so that it will get more attention.

Or we could just ignore it---and let them do it to us some more.

[peacebird]

8. still 48% hurt -

kick

[Guaranteed]

9. Use like seven screennames. That's what they're doing. nt

[dandrhesse]

12. new to DU could you please define "freeper"

and the other forms of the word. "freeped" I understand it refers to conservatives or republicans but is there a more colorful definition?

[lojasmo]

13. It refers to members of Free Republic...

A board filled with a particularly rank breed of republican.

[dandrhesse]

14. disregard the question, I got it answered by a post on another thread

thanks, anyway!

[Guaranteed]

10. Recommend this thread, too.

:)

[gademocrat7]

11. just voted

49 hurt 42 help.

[flpoljunkie]

15. Done.

[biscotti]

16. done n/t