20 January 04

Catfight In Iowa

The Democratic presidential primaries opened yesterday with a stunning defeat of the frontrunner Howard Dean, the caucus being won by Massachusetts senator John Kerry. I haven’t been following the campaigning lately but it seems that Dean and Richard Gephardt fought each other bitterly leaving Kerry and John Edwards of North Carolina to pick up votes. Gephardt has now dropped out of the race. I have been interested in Dean for the past year because of his committed anti-war stance, and am definitely a bit disappointed by these results. It may be though that his rhetoric or tone simply, as they say, won’t play well in Peoria anymore, and I will fall back on ABB (anybody but Bush) logic. Let’s hope the candidate that emerges as the survivor over the next few months is truly the best one to take on Bush in November.

Posted by at 09:02 PM in Politics | Link |
  1. Thanks, by the way, for explaining to me about the independent voter registration thing in the States. We don’t have that system in the (dis-)UK.

    — Coup de Vent    21. January 2004, 08:26    Link
  2. speaking of the ABB voting methodology, it frightens me that I’m so desperate for a viable alternative that I’m willing to loosen my stance on issues that might (in other election years) have been very important to me. That’s how much I need to have the option to vote for ABB.

    Is it because I’m older now that it matters more? Or is it because I see our world crumbling into pieces and I have to believe we can do better? Either way, I’ll be keeping tabs on all ABB candidates myself, as I’m sure many will. I feel the weight of the responsibility to be informed, and to make this one voice heard.

    — ntexas99    21. January 2004, 19:10    Link

Previous: Next: