Reply #15: I think that every candidate had their moment of being Clinton's candidate

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I don't think Clark had it much worse, and, although that might have hurt him in the general electioin, that would have been (and probably was) a huge boon for him in the primary. Clark definitely would have wanted that rumor to spread.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Clark's closing in on Dean was due to the perception during that time that Clinton liked him the most.