What is a suspended campaign?

[arcos]

I don't know why it is so hard for some to understand, since it is very simple. Dean did not withdraw from the race, he suspended his campaign.

What does this mean? He DOES NOT expect to win, and WILL NOT campaign toward that goal. He WILL NOT withdraw his name from the ballots either. He doesn't expect to win any state, but will not release his delegates yet. If you remember previous conventions, candidates do not release their delegates until they address them a few days before the convention.

Some people here always have to make a comment like "he's out" when someone says they voted for Dean. Yes... he's out of the race for the Presidency, but he's not out of the race for delegates. It is unlikely he will be able to break the 15% barrier in most states, but since he won't be using any more energy, what's the problem??

No one is saying he will win the Presidency... he's just shooting for a few more delegates.

[Gman]

1. Personally I expect Dean to have his delegates cast their votes

for him at the convention. The message would be that he indeed did stay in it until the end.

[Mick Knox]

2. it's a vanity thing....

[arcos]

4. No... that we he has more influence on the platform...

In 2000 McCain also suspended his campaign... Lieberman also did. Is it vanity in their cases too?

[Mick Knox]

5. LOL.. of course it was.....

Its being in denial about losing... its when you lose your ass .. but cant face it.

[arcos]

6. No it's not!

you really don't get it, do you?

He ACCEPTS HE IS NOT WINNING. He is not in denial of anything! He KNOWS he is NOT going to be the candidate. What is wrong with wanting a little more influence??

[Mick Knox]

7. He has not EARNED ANY influence..

He won nothing.. he was crushed in the elections.. what influence has he earned? He didnt outlast Sharpton or Kucinich. He went home crying to mommy.

GOOOOOOOOOOOO KERRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYY

Now Kerry has EARNED influence. Edwards EARNED influence. They earned it by at least winning something.

Dr. Dean can go back to treating foot fungus.

I consider him a quiter and a whiner.

[arcos]

8. Yes, he did earn some delegates in early states...

whether you like it or not... that doesn't matter.

[Mick Knox]

9. yeah, he got 4% of the delegates

so let him talk for like 40 seconds.. but medicate him first... so the convention is not a laughing stock.


YEAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[arcos]

10. I'm going to be my own moderator...

and for the first time, include someone in my ignore list.

[Meldread]

19. Just joined you in that.

That guy makes me want to :puke:

I think I might start doing that for a few more people.

[Barad Simith]

21. Not me! I'm a proctologist!

I like looking at assholes.

[lurk_no_more]

11. He didn't quit

The voters fired him!



And then there were none!
” JAFO”

[dionysus]

12. and I consider you pretty $%^&* rude

nt

[MurikanDemocrat]

15. No, it's not a denial thing. It's about having a voice in the platform

The person who started this thread is right about this.

Dean is within his rights to do this. And Dean supporters have a right to support it, vocally and with their votes.

People need to back off on this. The Dean's are right on this.

[Zhade]

17. If only some of your fellow Kerry supporters were this respectful.

And I say this as a Kucinich supporter - Dean wasn't my guy. The actions and attitudes of some Kerry supporters here are pathetic.

[MurikanDemocrat]

18. Don't get me wrong, there's a few of "them" I'd like to throttle

This guy is getting piled on unjustly.

[MurikanDemocrat]

16. Nope, arcos is right. It's to have a voice in the platform based on

delegates. Dean has every right to do so.

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. He probably won't win any more delegates

except maybe in VT.

[napi21]

13. You say he didn't win anything????

Why then have the remaining 2 candidates adopted a lot of his talking points? He earned credit for making all the candidates find their ba*ls for openly fight Bush! Before Dean, they were mealymouthed whimps.

You're right, he's not going to win the nomination, and I'm not going to vote for him on Super Tuesday, but all must give him the credit he's earned.

[Exgeneral]

25. He won several in Idaho last night

funny, you don't see that in the news.......

[arcos]

14. kick n/t

[Meldread]

20. Thank you for saying this.

It needed to be said.

[John_H]

22. Being in Dean is never having to say you're dropping out.

[mac2]

23. They all have a message so they hang in there.

All the candidates not at the top winning...even Nader have a messsage they want to get out to the people.

I'm not sure it's bad. It does force the leaders to adjust their agenda a bit. The Progressive Party never had a President but it certainly influenced great reforms in government at the turn of the last century. We could use that now.

[arcos]

24. kick n/t