Is Dean's decision to stay in the race even if he loses Wisconsin

[jmatthan]

meant to keep the whole Anti-Invasion group from moving over to Dennis? Would this then be Dean's VP strategy?

Dean quiting would have shifted the entire battle to a two pronged issue - pro-invasion, and stay in Iraq vs Anti-invasion get out of Iraq with the help of the world community.

The Anti-invasion, stay in Iraq lobby would split between Kerry and Edwards and the rest would move behind Dennis if Dean was to quit.

Only Dennis is qualified to say on Anti-Invasion and the exit strategy as he has a voting record to prove his stand!!

Just thinking - no offence intended or meant!!

Jacob Matthan
http://www.findians.com/educated.html
Oulu, Finland

[slinkerwink]

1. um. Dean has every right to stay in the race.

I think it's Dennis that should drop out because it's obvious he's only running for President to establish name recognition for a Senate run in Ohio in 2006.

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2. Dennis would make a great Senator.

I could put him on my favorites list with Feingold and Byrd.

[jmatthan]

3. Without Dennis in the race many issues

would never have been brought out.

I think the longer Dennis stays in the race, the more the American people will understand the behaviour of the present Administration and the sycophants, including many Senators and Representatives who just did not do their own homework as Dennis did.


Quoting Mike Malloy "the Russians said that they did not exist, the French said they did not exist, the...., the ... , etc.". So how did those who voted for the war do so. Were they incompetent?

Democrats will have to decide whether they want a liberal or not as their President, whether they want a President who supported the invasion or not, whether they want a President who wants the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq out of the invasion zone or not, whether they want a President who will make peace with the world and not divide it further, plus other local issues (medicare, education, jobs, etc.) which we in the international sphere are not really bothered about.

That should, in my opinion, be final test as to who stands against Bush and not what the media says.

My opinion is that, from an intrernational standpoint, there can only be one candidate for the President - Dennis Kucinich and if Dean walks of the stage, there could be a huge shift to Kucinich.

Hence the reversal of Dean's decision is of paramount interest to us.

In short, Dean is not qualified to be President of "the World" to some of us on the international stage for several reasons, but that is not a reflection of his superb skills in the domestic sphere. Dennis is!!

Jacob Matthan
http://www.findians.com/educated.html
Oulu, Finland

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