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The big story is that Dean is highly competitive in a state WAY outside his "base" even though more than half the voters still aren't familiar with him!
CA Pol Junkie | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 11:46 am | #

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Chris Cypser | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 11:55 am | #

I believe this is the kind of situation that has Clark thinking all of those undecideds would go to him. He would need all of them. I agree with Governor Dean. I would hate to run against him. Still I am going to start treating Clark as an opponent. Not in a belligerent way. As my research has led me to believe he is aligned with Dean on almost all major issues so I wouldn't go after him for stances but on his record (of which, in government, there is none). If you're talking to a Clark Drafter this can get a little hot. I understand passion like that, so I do my best to ask sober, thoughtful questions that I believe get the person thinking pragmatically.
RM NYC | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 12:45 pm | #

We are very enthusiastic about the prospects have Howard Dean as president of our country. He has genuine charisma and is very sharp.
Earl and Margaret Martin | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 1:32 pm | #

.Dean has a very good chance to pick up South Carolina, that is if he would put some time into it.

I haven't heard a word about South Carolina from the Dean campaign yet it is crucial in several ways.

First, if he can pull off three wins in a row, that could make him unbeatable.

But secondly, and I've never heard anyone state this, if he can win South Carolina, it would prove that the South doesn’t have to be a total write off. A win would reinforce his support and a dedicated, vigorous group of Deaniacs in South Carolina could tip the scale in Dean’s favor in the general election.

At the very least, an enthusiastic Dean drive there would raise his visibility in the South and perhaps make him more palatable to southerners.

I hope more resources go into the state than have so far. South Carolina could be more important than anyone might suspect.
Robert Deeble | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 2:09 pm | #

jen in sc - where are you?? i want to hear you weigh in on this one.
anna | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 3:14 pm | #

Didn't the campaign announce TV ads in S.C.?
Anthony Segredo | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 3:20 pm | #

Dean has made over a dozen stops in SC this year. He introduced himself to relatively small groups and to local Democratic Party officers.

This is a standard way to get the ball rolling for a campaign. They all do it.

I met him after he addressed a group of about 40-60 people, most of whom had probably never heard of him. That was a good thing, because I was able to spend several minutes alone with him. No way to do that at a big ralley.

I tried to impress upon him the importance of the Perot/Nader voters in SC and asked him to reach out to them. Believe me, there is a lotta support here for someone who hasn't sold their soul to the DLC or the K St. lobbyists.
SCforSC | Email | Homepage | 09.04.03 - 4:50 pm | #