Reply #33: How many reasons do you want [View All]

[Samantha]

Due to the frontloading of the nomination process, anyone winning Iowa and New Hampshire would have a distinct advantage over those who did not.

the Big Mo, as defined by George Bush the First

the DLC

the "electibility factor" as defined by the DLC and the media (i.e., Dean can't win, whispered Carville repeatedly)influencing voters to vote not on the issues but on who they perceived to be the most electible

the DLC

the StopDean movement as openly discussed in the Washington Post (which I have posted here several times)

the DLC

the influence of Kerry's telecommunications lawyer brother on CBS, ABC and other stations

the DLC

the sleazy ads (Osama) reportedly run at the instigation of Kerry with Gephardt

the DLC

biased reporting by media pundits from the Clinton inner circle, including but limited to the promotion of Kerry by Paul Begala for months now

the drafting of Clark by Clinton, et al, to siphon off anti-war votes from Dean

and finally,

the DLC, who publicly stated when discouraging Al Gore from running again, that while they did not select the candidate the Democratic party ran, it did have a lot of influence over who that candidate would be. Clinton is the honorary head of the DLC. He is the self-proclaimed head of the Democratic party. The DLC has tried to pull the party to the Right for a very long time now. The DLC will promote any candidate who voted yes to the war on Iraq (including Kerry, Edwards, Lieberman, Gephardt and Hillary) and will stomp any candidate voting against the war and tax cuts.