How Kerry is running away with it

[ringmastery]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4208279/

Kerry’s triumph is the work of several hands, from the young political veterans of the 2000 Al Gore campaign who are working in Kerry’s Capitol Hill townhouse headquarters to his base of donors from California to Massachusetts.

But four architects of Kerry’s victory deserve special mention.

First, and in an unexpected way, Howard Dean.

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The second architect of Kerry’s victory was someone who isn't a nationally known figure: John Norris, Kerry’s formidable field marshal in Iowa, who helped keep Kerry in contention in the daunting weeks before Christmas when many pundits and pollsters were writing him off.

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The third architect of victory was Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, the party's elder statesman, who flew to Iowa to deliver rousing speeches calling on Iowa Democrats to support Kerry.

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The fourth architect of victory was Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, who had designed a compressed primary schedule that concentrated contests in Arizona, Missouri and five other states on Feb. 3.

[KoKo]

1. Yes.........McAuliff and his "compressed schedule" is responsible. n/t

[dansolo]

2. Apparently the compressed schedule isn't good enough

What amazes me is that, even with the compressed schedule, McAuliffe is still trying to force people to drop out before even 20% of the delegates have been selected. I can understand his reasoning for a compressed primary schedule, but then shouldn't he at least let it play out?

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. he's just making suggestions

His concern is just raising enough money to beat Bush. That's all Terry is worried about because it's his major job requirement.

But he knows that the primaries will be over after March 2. Which still gives him enough time to reap in huge donations of Democrats who've been sitting on the fence, waiting for the nominee so they can pile on the $2,000 donations.

The process will play itself out.