South Carolina's Advice to Kerry: Don't Forget Us

[windansea]

HARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 23 — After watching Senator Ernest F. Hollings endorse Senator John Kerry for president in Columbia on Thursday, Donald L. Fowler returned to his office and telephoned important Kerry supporters.

Mr. Fowler, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, told them that the endorsement would mean little unless Mr. Kerry rebuilt his local organization, bought television commercials here and campaigned personally in the state in the week between next Tuesday's New Hampshire primary and South Carolina's balloting on Feb. 3. Among those he called was Hassan Nemazee, a New York financier and one of Senator Kerry's chief fund-raisers.

In less than an hour, Mr. Fowler said, he received a call from Mary Beth Cahill, Mr. Kerry's national campaign manager, assuring him that Mr. Kerry intended to make a major effort in this state, the first in the South to hold a primary this year and the first with a sizable black population.

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[Raya]

1. If Kerry wins S.C. Will DU Bashers Give the Guy Some Credit? S.C is South

NYT story continues:

So far, Mr. Kerry is the only major candidate who has run no commercials in South Carolina. He has opened only two offices, fewer than his main rivals have, and he has only seven paid employees here, compared with 50 for Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, about 40 for General Clark and nine for Mr. Edwards.

I wonder if Kerry, completely out-manned and out-spent on Media (Kerry has do no ads), end-up winning S.C. Will opponents here on DU who say he can't campaign south give him some creditw? I Wonder?

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. no

Kerry won't be getting any credit from a lot of this board until he's placing his hand on the bible next January.

[windansea]

4. yes but

winning southern dem primaries is a teeny bit diferent from winning southern states in a GE

[bearfartinthewoods]

3. kerry is in a tight spot

he need his win in NH to be as BIG as possible so he needs to concentrate there and hope the mo will carry him south.

[JI7]

6. it will be tough

but that's what it's all about. if he doesn't get it i'm thinking it will be john edwards who i like very much.

[windansea]

9. who knows

maybe they have a tag team strategy

[lastknowngood]

5. If he wins S.C. I'll give him credit

but if he doesn't you need to realize he won't win a single southern state in the G.E.

[jenk]

7. Kerry can do it

and I welcome a Kerry-Edwards fight for SC. I happen to think Edwards will pull it off but if there's one thing I learned in this primary season it's that you NEVER count out John Kerry.

[windansea]

8. there is a lot of veterans there n/t