Dean vs. McGovern

As I'm sure you know by now, Gore has backed Howard Dean
for the Democratic nominee in '04. I've pretty much stayed out of the
primary scene - I felt like any of the front-runners were electable,
and as far as I'm concerned they're ALL better than W.
However now it seems like Dean's got a lock on the nomination. I think
it's great, and I think what he's done as far as populist support and
use of the internet is just as promising as most of his policy.
Granted, I disagree with his opinion on guns and the death penalty, but
after four years of Bush I'm inclined to compromise on these issues
until 2008. Dean is fiscally responsible and he's not completely
beholden to special interest groups, and that's more than enough for me
in '04.
I fear the biggest danger to the Dean campaign is that people in his
own party don't take him seriously. I constantly hear Democrats making
comparisons between him and George McGovern, who lost the election to
Nixon in 1972 by a landslide. And you know what? I think there are a
lot of parallels between them. And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Dean and McGovern both represent hope running against hype. A lot of
people are excited about Dean in the same way they were about McGovern,
and it's not just that he's "not so bad" (as was the case with Gore).
He's downright inspiring
when you hear him speak. He knows what he's talking about, and he's not
afraid to say it. And damn if he doesn't say it loud. I believe that
given financial parity with Bush's campaign (which Dean WILL have),
he'll be able to run on the issues. And as everyone knows, Bush doesn't
have shit when it comes to reality. Take away the smoke, the mirrors,
the aircraft carriers, and the thanksgiving turkeys and what you're
left with is the economy, Iraq, and 9/11 (one word: coverup).
If Dean sticks to the truth then Bush doesn't stand a chance.
Finally, I suspect that the vast majority of people who voted for Nixon
in 1972 learned their lesson. Since then how many of them have thought
"Man, if I had that to do over again..."

Well here's your chance. Don't blow it this time.

Posted by flow Frazao on December 9, 2003 at 11:52 AM | Permalink