Reply #28: Point taken,

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orangepeel86, I'm just wondering if Dean wouldn't have a harder time in the South. I'm not a Southerner myself, so my understanding of a Southern strategy is limited, but I'm thinking like a difference between 20% and 25% support among Southern White Male centrists could be critical --about 25% is the number you need with high turnout from African Americans, women, and latinos, who tend to lean Democrat. So if were talking just a fraction of the white male vote between winning and losing, that doesn't take magic teflon, just some charm and likability and being within a certain comfort zone. Maybe Dean can convey that, or maybe the issue isn't that important, or the difference between Dean and the others won't be paramount, or maybe the general election can be won without the South. Just speculating.