Reply #99: It's One Possible Scenario

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It's not the only one, however. Still, I think that you've outlined a legitimate plan of attack against Dean. For instance, I think his statement about Hamas members being soldiers will come back to haunt him big time in the general election. While I agree that the United States needs to be seen as working evenhandedly with both sides to bring a lasting peace to the region, I think that Governor Dean completely misses the boat in regard to Hamas. They are the prime obstacle to a Palestinan State, and they will likely try to murder any prime minister who signs a fair deal with the Israelis, or use terrorism to disrupt any negotiations. They are as much legitimate soldiers as Timothy McVeigh was after his discharge from the U.S. military, and they are as emotionally twisted as his Christian Idendity brethern. As a physician, the Governor should know that. I have no idea what he was thinking.

I think that the RNC will take statements like this and use them to malign Dean. Will it work? In my opinion, it all depends on how badly Dubya's domestic and foreign policy efforts are doing in the fall of 2004. Dean's best chance is to hope that the sky is falling for Dubya - which is might just be.

I think that once we get to the general election, Kerry is the strongest candidate we have - and I also think that his actual skill-set for the job of President is the strongest of any candidate. He would make a great President - and I think it would very easy to build a positive campaign around JK's skill-set, biography and outstanding record in the Senate.