CT paper stacks deck against Dean.

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from: http://www.ctnow.com/news/nationworld/hc-dean0710.artjul10,0,6861919.story?coll=hc-big-headlines-breaking

History Haunts Dean's Quest
Other Early Stars Faded Fast

July 10, 2003
By DAVID LIGHTMAN, Washington Bureau Chief

WASHINGTON -- It's the recurring dilemma of the underdog, and this time it's Howard Dean's turn to figure out how to fix it. Like so many before him, Dean has become the unknown presidential candidate who suddenly picks up a sheen, who overnight becomes the hope for the disenchanted.

Such candidates almost never last.

"It's like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated," said Susan MacManus, professor of political science at the University of South Florida. More often than not, she said, the star of the week quickly fades, or can't stand up to the new scrutiny.


Who is Susan MacManus? Well, she was on Jeb Bush's transistion team:

http://131.247.46.2/199811/19981118/news/19981118-news2.html


continuing further down in the article:

That's going to be particularly tough because polls show that by ratios of 2-to-1, people approve of how Bush is handling national security. While Dean's criticisms of Bush's policy works with the 30 percent who dislike the White House methods, "taking on the president on national security is a flawed strategy," said Democratic consultant Alan Quinlan.


Who is Alan Quinlan?

Lieberman's pollster:

http://www.greenbergresearch.com/campaigns_us/clients.html