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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  Strength Of Dean Campaign Beginning To Concern Congressional Dems Thurs Jun 19 2003 12:52:29 ET "Democratic strategists have begun to express concern about what they say is the potentially negative effect the former Vermont governor could have on Senate and House races if he becomes the party's nominee," ROLL CALL is reporting in Thursday's edition. "This line of criticism underscores an approach to the campaign Dean has employed to great effect thus far, pitching himself as a straight-talking outsider who will challenge the political orthodoxy of the inside-the-Beltway Democratic establishment." Of most concern: "Dean's outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq and his call for a complete rollback of President Bush's tax cuts, positions that some strategists argue makes him unattractive - even potentially alienating - to swing voters needed to win competitive House and Senate seats." "If Dean is the nominee it will make 1972 look competitive," a Democratic strategist not "aligned with any of the presidential campaigns" told the newspaper. "Members and candidates in marginal seats will be running for the hills." "The growing momentum of the Dean campaign, coupled with the geography of the anticipated House and Senate playing field in 2004, have set off alarm bells among many strategists and consultants who closely monitor these races." In the Senate, Democrats "need to pick up only three seats in order to retake control of the chamber, but many of their potential vulnerabilities come in the South and other traditionally conservative states where Dean's generally liberal approach - especially on Iraq - to the campaign thus far may not sell." On the House side, "there is little debate among party insiders that the presence of Dean atop the ticket would mean a struggle to stay within striking distance of Republicans in 2004." |
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