Reply #3: well, there is a primary campaign, after all

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I think the feuding is exaggerated. Yes, there is a profound debate going on about the direction to take the party in, but that's been there, and it's not going away.

The question is how nasty it's going to get, and I think things are actually getting less nasty. What Lieberman said wasn't that bad. I didn't agree with it, but it's basically just his campaign strategy.

Kerry has been declining to comment on Dean, and I think that's a good thing. Some reporters in NH were trying to stir something up, but Kerry wisely declined.