Reply #8: What they do not explain is why the Dems turn to Reed

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It follows exactly Reid's strategy which is to keep the caucus in agreement by having as the frontfigure somebody who is ready to call Bush on his mismanagement of the crisis, but will not propose to withdraw troops and do not have presidential ambitions.

This does not prevent other Dems to say what they have to say, but not as the official Democratic response.

However, the problem is that the media will ignore him as they have ignored him last week, and this because he is not high profile and polemical enough.