Howard Dean Goes Into Full Panic Mode
April 18th, 2008 at 04:19am Mark Noonan
The Democratic battle weakens the Democrats day by day, and Dean is worried:
An increasingly firm Howard Dean told CNN again Thursday that he needs superdelegates to say who they’re for – and “I need them to say who they’re for starting now.”
“We cannot give up two or three months of active campaigning and healing time,” the Democratic National Committee Chairman told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. “We’ve got to know who our nominee is.”
After facing criticism for a mostly hands-off leadership style during much of the primary season, Dean has been steadily raising the rhetorical pressure on superdelegates. He said Thursday that roughly 65 percent of them have made their preference plain, but that more than 300 have yet to make up their minds.
Translation: “We’re burning through money like its water, our candidates are getting more and more damaged and our party more and more split…if this thing doesn’t end quickly, we’re looking at potential catastrophe.”
The advantage in 2008 still lies with the Democrats - but not nearly as much as it did even a month ago…and if this goes to a convention fight, then the whole playing field is completely levelled any literally anything can happen by November.
Entry Filed under: Campaign 2008, Democrats
25 Comments
1. ww | April 18th, 2008 at 4:28 am
超声波清洗机
超音波
2. OperationChaos | April 18th, 2008 at 5:36 am
John McCain has the golden opportunity to ride this chaos into a 40-state victory in November. What’s he waiting for?
Doesn’t my party have any fight left?
3. OperationChaos | April 18th, 2008 at 5:41 am
Hats off to George and Charlie from ABC, for letting Earbama have it against Hitlery the other night.
Now if they’d only hit Hitlery as hard…
4. Freedom1 | April 18th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Heh. Heh. I’m really enjoying this Democratic cage fight! :)
On a more serious note, even if Howard Dean can convince the superdelegates to make public declarations supporting a particular candidate, what makes him think that Hillary will drop out before the Democratic convention??? Hillary has worked her whole entire life toward the goal of becoming President. She’s put up with being embarrassed by Bill’s flagrant cheating with other women in front of the whole planet. This is why, IMO.
Hillary would just argue that the American citizens who voted for her should be counted at the Democratic convention. She would also argue that since she has several more months until the convention, she has the time to change the minds of those superdelegates and sway them to her side.
Third, it seems like every other week there is another stunningly horrific revelation about Barack Hussein Obama. Wright, Farrakhan, the domestic terrorist Ayres, his Communist mentor Frank; Michelle Obama (America is “mean”; “for the first time in my adult life I’m proud of America.”); Hamas’ endorsement of Obama; Superdelegate Carter who is supporting Obama meets with Hamas terrorists; Obama, (small town people are “bitter” and “cling to guns and religion”) etc. Each day Obama becomes more and more un-electable. It all plays to Hillary’s favor in the general election.
What legal means does Dean have to force Hillary out? None. At least none of which I’m aware.
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Mark,
Every time I try to e-mail you to suggest a topic for a new thread, my e-mail just bounces back. So, how about a thread on “Nonproliferation’s Time Has Passed” by Charles Krauthammer (Townhall.com)?
Already 12 Arab Muslim nations are seeking nuclear weapons…“Fearing Iran, Arab States Seek Nuclear Power” - International Herald Tribune (April 15, 2007)
5. js | April 18th, 2008 at 8:27 am
if all this money were invested into building factories to produce solar panels, we could expect that our foreign energy dependence would actually start to drop…..
6. NeoClown | April 18th, 2008 at 9:10 am
The frail John McCain safely perched in his tree, patiently watches the Democratic titans do battle. Their struggle has been long and exhausting, and only one of them will emerge victorious. Only the winner will earn the right to lead this once great nation.
Months of waiting have been arduous for John McCain. His eagle-like vision is now fading. His hearing is going too. For a moment he looses interest in the fight raging below and his mind wanders. He harkens back to the good old days before George Bush. Back to the days when it meant something to be a Republican, back to the days when the US dollar had value, back to the days when America was the envy of the world. Now the world is a different place - a darker place. Since 2001, the GOP has bankrupted and embarrassed this once great nation, and in 2008 the GOP’s last best hope is to win the election by default and John McCain must be ready. The only chance John McCain has is to slither down from his perch and attack his exhausted opponent at just the right moment. There isn’t much hope of success but it is all John has to work with. The midday sun is hot, John dozes off and the fight below rages on…
7. Toby | April 18th, 2008 at 10:10 am
This is great…democrats destroying each other….i plan to vote for Hillary Clinton in PA’s primary just to help keep her in the race…McCain is the lesser of 3 evils…go operation Chaos!
8. Dale | April 18th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Both parties are are need of some house cleaning..
We need a serious attempt by a 3rd party to shake things up.
But I’ll give the dems credit,( I was a democrat for 35 years) they keep the Christians out of there party. (What ever feels good,do it!) They stay true to there mantra of Robin Hood. Vote Democrat! That is if your a socialist.
The Republicans have to many Rino’s , those like Arnold need to move over to the Dems where they belong.
The tent has gotten to big..
Now heres a Democrat I could vote for:
“Let us look forward to the time when we can take
the flag of our country and nail it below the Cross, and
there let it wave as it waved in the olden times, and let
us gather around it and inscribed for our motto:
“Liberty and Union, one and inseparable, now and forever,
and exclaim, Christ first, our country next!”
Andrew Johnson
9. LiberalNitemare | April 19th, 2008 at 12:34 am
One thing I noticed recently about this issue.
Despite all of the problems the super delegate system is causing (and will cause inthe future) no democrats are talking about going back to a simple majority rules type of vote.
opinions?
10. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Dale,
Great quote from Andrew Johnson! I, too, could definitely vote for him! :)
For anyone thinking of running a serious 3rd party, you’d have to start setting it up the day after the November 2008 election. I’d also suggest trying to recruit at least a few well-respected people into the new 3rd party to jump-start it. For me, I think it would be great to have a new, very American Constitutionally-based Republican Party. One that incorporates what Andrew Johnson said in that quote - Jesus Christ first, American next!
11. Some Assembly Required | April 19th, 2008 at 12:42 am
Freedom1, Good luck with that, American’s not a theocracy. I think this party would go about as far as a ‘Marijuana Party’… well, ok maybe a little farther because pot heads lack the motivation to vote 707!
12. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 12:42 am
LiberalNitemare,
That’s strange. Perhaps Democrats are worried about looking weak, or perhaps they’re worried about insulting the existing superdelegates? Whatever the reason, it’s a very elitist, very un-democratic process that wreaks of smoke-filled backroom deals and shady politics.
13. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 12:45 am
SAR,
Go back to school and learn who Andrew Johnson was. Good grief that comment was ignorant of American history.
14. Some Assembly Required | April 19th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Freedom1, I was talking more towards your stating this as a possible party policy
“For me, I think it would be great to have a new, very American Constitutionally-based Republican Party. One that incorporates what Andrew Johnson said in that quote - Jesus Christ first, American next!”
As opposed to critiquing President Andrew Johnson who took over after Lincoln… Church Before State, that would be a theocracy….Sheesh
15. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 1:18 am
SAR,
Are you brain dead? The Founding Fathers and the United States Constitution that they wrote prohibited a theocracy. If there was EVER a time in American history that a Christian theocracy would have been formed it would have been formed in 1787 by the Founding Fathers who were DEVOUT CHRISTIANS.
16. Some Assembly Required | April 19th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I guess I am brain dead… maybe I’ve had a few to many tonight…. But how can you cite the constitution prohibiting a Theocracy (Separation of Church and State) then turn around and say you’d like to see a third party which is a “…very American Constitutionally-based Republican Party…” that incorporates ‘Christ First, Country Next’?
17. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 1:31 am
The Declaration of Independence
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
18. Some Assembly Required | April 19th, 2008 at 1:35 am
Creator….. Mother and Father? God? Allah? Alien Species? With that, I bid you adue, my glass is empty and my eyes are heavy. Enjoy your weekend sir, or ma’m
19. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 1:35 am
The U.S. Declaration of Independence
+
The United States Constitution
=
200 + years of American Freedom and Democracy!
/That’s how. D’uh Did you attend U.S. History classes?
20. Some Assembly Required | April 19th, 2008 at 1:37 am
It also says ‘all men are created equal’… so what about women?
21. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 1:40 am
SAR,
Are you and American citizen? I just took for granted that you are, but I’m beginning to have some serious doubts about it.
22. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 1:40 am
pimf: Are you AN American citizen?
23. Freedom1 | April 19th, 2008 at 1:44 am
It also says ‘all men are created equal’… so what about boys?
What d’ya think the answer is, SAR?
24. Some Assembly Required | April 21st, 2008 at 6:56 am
I have duel citizenship for the US and Canada. I fail to see why thats relevant. I was just pointing out how preposterous your interpretation of the constitution is. You take ‘creator’ for meaning ‘God’ but dismiss ‘all men are created equal’ as applying to everyone. You can’t have it both ways.
25. Bercebu | April 21st, 2008 at 11:01 am
I’m a Democrat but this time my vote is for McCain.