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Can Howard Dean Give The Democrats A Swift Kick In The Ass?
By Matt Margolis | November 26, 2004
It is hard to take this Newsweek article seriously because it labels Howard Dean a centrist, but neverthless it poses the question “can Howard Dean save the Democrats?”
Liberal and conservative bloggers seem to like the idea of Howard Dean being chairman the DNC. The former because Howard Dean was their shining light up until his embarrassing finish in Iowa, and the latter for basically the same reason. Those of us on the right foresaw the disaster that would be Howard Dean, and see him as zero threat as DNC Chairman. Nevertheless, Howard Dean’s decision to go for the chairmanship will likely come down to whether or not he plans to run for president again. If the liberal bloggers had a choice, which would they prefer?
Even Howard Dean will have to redefine himself in order to fit in with the Democrats’ four-year plan to recapture the White House… But, if a New England Liberal can’t win the White House, what makes the Democrats think that having a New England liberal running their party will help their party’s candidates win elections?
Democrats know that they have to move to the center in order to have any prospects of winning elections in the near future. Remember, Howard Dean was once a doctor for Planned Parenthood and he had promised during his campaign that if he was elected president he would veto any parental notification law.
I do not see the Democratic Party gaining votes on “that values thing” with him as the face of the party. All I see with Howard Dean running the DNC is more and more red counties and red states. So, with the interests of the Republican Party and the entire country in mind, I say “bring him on!”
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