Bradley to Endorse Dean

[veracity]

Just saw this .... every time Lieberman snarls and bites Dean in the leg, he gets another backer. Wonder if it's been planned that way? He'll also get more supporters after Safire's column in the NY Times today - ripping Dean for his "Job" remark. Dean must be scaring them, when every thing he does is put under a huge microscope and torn apart.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040105/D7VSO7AO0.html

[ShimokitaJer]

1. This belongs in the primary forum

Help keep this forum "snipe free"

[Jerseycoa]

16. "snipe free"

Damn, I must not be paying attention. ;)

But congrats to the Dean team.

:toast:

[maxr4clark]

53. Um, this is the primary forum

[evil_orange_cat]

2. another losing presidential candidate... whoopity do!!!

who cares? :D

[w13rd0]

3. Gore won...

...but Zell Miller is endorsing a losing presidential candidate. Furthermore, Bradley is respected, and that he and Gore, who were opponents, are endorsing the same campaign, says something. But whatever...

[evil_orange_cat]

19. "says something"... yeah they are desperate to beat Bush..

and desperation isn't a quality you want to surround a campaign... surrounding a guy with failures and losers isn't a good way to win. Why do you think Bush tries to emulate Reagan instead of his daddy?

yes, I think the election was stolen in 2000... but Gore officially lost. And Bradley lost to Gore...

I want Dean to have an aura of victory... not defeat.

[madfloridian]

4. That was really out of line, you know.

:shrug:

[evil_orange_cat]

18. why? because I don't think the endorsements of losing politicians are...

important? this just in... Michael Dukakis is endorsing Dean...

Gore might have gotten more votes, and I do believe the election was stolen... but he's not in the White House... and officially he is the loser.

Why does Dean want to associate with politicians WHO HAVE LOST ELECTIONS?

I want Dean to win... surround him with Bill Clinton... and other successful Democrats (there are bound to be some) ;)

but Bill Bradley? oh for pete's sake... :eyes:

[Room101]

45. evil_orange_cat - Your so intellectual

Those sand box insults just roll off your keyboard like an electronic waterfall. If Gore and Bradley indorsed Clark I think you would be happy. That is why I’m losing respect for people who are knee deep in sour grapes.

[LuminousX]

52. Who cares? Maybe people like me who don't judge on win/lose

but on the quality of the character.

[PVnRT]

5. FLAME FEST WILL COMMENCE IN T-MINUS 2 MINUTES

Counting down for the sour grapes to come out....

[Scott Lee]

14. Whoa! They jumped the launch time!

Never saw that rocket leave the pad early before, have you?

Now lets join Carly Simon in the song "De-e-esparation....De-e-e-espar-a-a-ation, is making me hate...."

[mzmolly]

6. Add him to the new list of uninformed crazies for Dean...

GO DEAN!

Let's see we have
Al Gore
Jesse Jackson Jr.
Molly Ivins
Bill Bradley

who else? ;) Let's keep this going by adding to the list! :kick:

[slinkerwink]

7. and there might be a Harkin endorsement on Wednesday.....

;-)

[dave29]

8. here you go

John Conyers
Major Owens

and quite a few more here:

http://www.endorsementsfordean.com/topframe.html

[madfloridian]

9. Was Jeffords positively or rumored?

:hi:

[slinkerwink]

10. Jeffords already endorsed Dean in VT when Dean announced his run

:hi:

[Cheswick2.0]

37. Patrick Leahy?

I have always like him

[molly]

11. All losers

too bad.

[dave29]

15. that's sad

calling Al Gore and Bill Bradley losers. Seriously.

[PVnRT]

17. Par for the course for molly

n/t

[molly]

28. Al Gore did not fight back - he conceded

eom. If it were me - I would STILL be fighting. You would see my ugly mug on TV every single night. I like Al Gore - I like Tipper - are they passive/aggressive or what?

Bill Bradley is definitely a loser. I never-ever thought he had a chance in hell.

[Comrade_Goldstein]

59. Kerry pressured Gore to concede

Molly don't you remember back in the recount fight in 2000 John Kerry put pressure on Gore to concede the election? Earlier in December after the Gore endorsement Kerry said that "Gore of all people should know not to make a decision of who wins before all the votes are counted". Kind of ironic considering that Kerry pushed gore to concede the race, probably because he wanted to run himdelf in 2004. Oh well another waffle by Kerry.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

23. Yup

It's too bad that Dean hasn't racked up the massive numbers of endorsements of former US Presidents that Kerry has.

[molly]

27. I don't know of any candidates with ex-presidential

endorsements - do you?

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

31. No I don't

But that's what makes the effort to turn this endorsement into a sign of the loser nature of the Dean campaign extra worthless. If Dean had his endorsements while your candidate had the endorsement of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton, then you would have something to crow about. They didn't, so you don't.

[Cheswick2.0]

32. yes, Dean

:hi:

[molly]

50. Dean - WHO?

what ex-pres supports Dean?

[LuminousX]

54. How is Conyers a loser? How is Senator Simon (rip) a loser?

[silver]

12. Bradley Felt Betrayed by Kerry in 2000

That's why he is endorsing Dean. In 2000, Bradley was expected Kerry's support but at the last minute, Kerry went with Gore. While I supported Bradley in 2000, I think he should do the party a favor and support the candidate he believes is most qualified. While I have no proof that he would go to Kerry based on qualifications, judging from their similiarities - Northeast progressives, Senatorial voting record, International perspective, Intelligent wives, Issues rather than slogan approach ----- it would make sense. Don't you think?

[evil_orange_cat]

20. oh great... so this is about petty politics? sheesh even worse.

personally, I think endorsements are garbage... what potential voters are sitting around going... "hmmm I wonder who Al Gore or Bill Bradley think I should vote for..."

sorry, endorsements will only give the media more ammo to use against Dean.

[CWebster]

22. Perhaps because they dangled the VP slot at Kerry

and then decided on Holy Joe to offset the Clinton...problem.

[Scott Lee]

13. this makes Clark's "big news" into "big snooze"

"How look everybody, I have a tax policy!" - Wesley Clark

And uh, I made my bed this morning, General Clark. Your point?

[mzmolly]

24. He he

:) :yourock:

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[LittleDannySlowhorse]

29. This is so funny

You seem to be saying that the endorsement of someone who did not become president is worthless, despite whatever kind of long and distinguished career they may have had. Bradley kinda, ya know... DID have a long career in the senate too.

[poopyjr]

33. No, the original post is funny.

Down right hilarious.

Clark introduces a winning tax policy, and Dean is endorsed by the retired senator who got crushed by Gore in the primaries, who lost the presidency.

[Hep]

35. Winning tax policy!

Whatever you say!

[poopyjr]

38. My bad,

the policy of raising taxes on everyone will sweep Dean to victory.


:eyes:

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

40. "Winning" with who?

By what criteria do you judge it to be "winning" --- because you like it? By that standard, Dean is "winning" all the primaries, because I like him.

[poopyjr]

42. Winning = winning the presidency

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

44. Uh, you know he hasn't won yet, right?

It can't be a "winning" tax policy if he has yet to win anything as a result of it.

[poopyjr]

46. Historically speaking, those that have tax plans that LOWER taxes

usually win. Clark's tax plan is the most progressive of any.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

47. That still doesn't mean you can call it winning

since he hasn't "won" anything.

[CWebster]

57. And Clark was canned from his General gig...

But if they all are losers, by your calculations of winners, a Bush endorsement would be best?

[Hep]

34. Compared to NOBODY loving whoever it is you support!

Not that it matters who you support.

[poopyjr]

39. Yes, all that matters is DEAN

[LuminousX]

55. What a pathetic spin to this tremendous news.

That would be like me calling Gary Hart a loser and thus his endorsement of Kerry to be worthless, when in actuality, Hart may not have won but he is one of the most learned men regarding international terrorism around.

Spin to your own chagrine.

[edzontar]

21. The "Stop Dean Movement" is a MISERABLE FAILURE.

Another fine, real Democrat for Dean....

And they multiply every day...

Kerry is going down--sadly, in my opinion--because he has been a terrible campaigner.

Gephardt will be seriously damaged if Harkin comes out for Dean.

Clark may get some traction yet, but so far, not all that good.

Edwards is emerging as Dean's likely VP.

Lieberman will fade into the nothing that he deserves.

[poskonig]

26. Gore AND Bradley for Dean! WooHoo!

How many more political inexperienced people will support Dean? Oh, the horror, the horror!

:P

[YellowDawgDemocrat]

30. Looks like Dean isn't the only one wanting to wrestle the party away from

McAullife and the establishment. Don't kid yourself, McAullife and Co. have a lot to lose if Dean takes the nomination and they aren't going down without a fight. Unfortunately, it looks like Clark is the stooge being used to do their battle.

[poopyjr]

36. Stooge? please....

What an insult.


Anybody who might be just as popular as Dean is a STOOGE I TELL YA!!!


:eyes:

[poskonig]

41. nyuk nyuk nyuk

Since we're talking about Howards.....

[Walt Starr]

43. Is Bradley a superdelegate?

I don't think he is, but he may be.

Does anybody know?

[joefree1]

48. Yea! Congratulations Doctor

Bill Bradley is a fine man. All the desperate negativety in this thread is proof of how great his endorsement is.


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[WillyT]

49. Wow... Gore AND Bradley ??? --- Methinks There Is A Dem...

Revolution afoot!!!

And it couldn't come a moment too soon!

:bounce::kick::bounce:

[curse10]

51. I knew this way back on December 11

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=878421

[lewiston]

56. Come on you sour grapes people

you can recognize a bandwagon when you see one.... Jump On!

[jeter]

58. Oh Oh, duck Bradley...

...because the Dems are going to hunt you down and attack, attack, attack...