Reply #5: Odd choice of title for this article, I thought. [View All]

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"End of the affair: Democrats move to ditch Dean" sounded, to me, to indicate the article would describe DNC or DLC machinations to get Dean out of the race, but the article actually says the opposite.

The author acknowledges that

"Many in the Democratic establishment were horrified by the prospect of Mr Dean as nominee, fearing an electoral rout to match that of George McGovern in 1972,"

but goes on to state

"But to say Mr Dean was the victim of a media/ insider conspiracy is nonsense. Mr Dean destroyed himself."

He also points out:

"But the hard-edged man from Vermont inspired enthusiasm rather than affection. As front-runner - and a politician little known at a national level - intense media scrutiny was inevitable, as polls and punditry gave way to real primary voting."