Reply #14: Well, since I was on the receiving end

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of many of those declarations that he was a liberal, maybe my perception is skewed to thinking there were many more, but, I somehow doubt that I imagined it.

The point of the thread was that it was Dean who was receiving the media attention over the others which led many to perceive him as the "only one speaking out against Bush." Hence the build up of his early support before the meetups. Why the media focused only on Dean early while reinforcing the perception that he was the liberal antiwar candidate is the question.