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Dean Accuses Clark of Being a Republican
2004-01-15
Howard Dean on Wednesday accused Wesley Clark of being a closet Republican, sticking to his word to strike out at rivals encroaching on his lead in the Democratic presidential race.
Dean finally says something I can half-way believe.
"I think General Clark is a good guy, but I truly believe he’s a Republican," Dean told a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, where Clark is narrowing Dean’s lead in the polls. "I do. Harry Truman once said if you run a Republican against a Republican, the Republican’s going to win every time." In response, Clark told reporters after a national security speech in New Hampshire: "I’m a Democrat."
Attaboy, Wesley, what a stirring retort.
A spokesman, Bill Buck, said Clark is a committed Democrat who supported Bill Clinton, Al Gore and other Democratic candidates. He said Dean’s comment "smacks of old-time negative politics" that will turn off voters.
Clawing each other’s eyes out is a long and honored Democratic tradition.
"If Howard Dean wonders why his poll numbers are dropping in New Hampshire, he should look in the mirror," Buck said.
meow! hiss, hiss!
Dean noted that Clark voted for Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and attended Republican fund-raisers in recent years. "I do not think somebody ought to run in the Democratic primary and then make the general election the Republican primary between two Republicans," Dean said to applause from the under-age crowd. Dean’s campaign has been distributing fliers at Clark’s appearances in New Hampshire, criticizing his past support of Republicans.
I predict a brokered convention. What fun!
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