Comments on: DEAN PARTY http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dean_party/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:06:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dean_party/comment-page-1/#comment-9383 Paul Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4281#comment-9383 The problem with the theory as I see it today, is that third parties in the modern era are personality (or perhaps even celebrity) based and not ideological. Even among Perot's most ardent supporters, few had anything that resembled a political philosophy. It was not so much that the Reform Party could not survive without Perot, in reality Perot <i>was</i> the party. The same can be said of the "Dean" party. Which I think is not even the "Dean" party as much as it is the "Bush is the Devil" party. When you have a "party" based on the celebrity of a single person they can, by definition, not gain much power. How can he hold more than one office? But I will give him one major point. Dean has the names of thousands of people who gave money. That is power. The problem with the theory as I see it today, is that third parties in the modern era are personality (or perhaps even celebrity) based and not ideological.

Even among Perot's most ardent supporters, few had anything that resembled a political philosophy. It was not so much that the Reform Party could not survive without Perot, in reality Perot was the party. The same can be said of the "Dean" party. Which I think is not even the "Dean" party as much as it is the "Bush is the Devil" party.

When you have a "party" based on the celebrity of a single person they can, by definition, not gain much power. How can he hold more than one office?

But I will give him one major point. Dean has the names of thousands of people who gave money. That is power.

]]> By: Signifying Nothing http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dean_party/comment-page-1/#comment-9384 Signifying Nothing Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4281#comment-9384 <strong>Party with Dean</strong> James Joyner has some thoughts on a Mickey Kaus blog entry exploring the possibility of a third party run by Howard Dean if he doesn’t win the nomination. I honestly don’t think that is likely, or even logistically possible. The... Party with Dean
James Joyner has some thoughts on a Mickey Kaus blog entry exploring the possibility of a third party run by Howard Dean if he doesn’t win the nomination. I honestly don’t think that is likely, or even logistically possible. The...

]]> By: PoliBlog http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dean_party/comment-page-1/#comment-9385 PoliBlog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4281#comment-9385 <strong>Third Party Howard?</strong> The New Republic Online's blog responds to Kaus' discussion of Dean going independent (why, oh why, doesn't Kaus have permalinks??). The analysis is quite flawed. Firstly, it seem predicated on solely the national popular vote, not the electoral colleg... Third Party Howard?
The New Republic Online's blog responds to Kaus' discussion of Dean going independent (why, oh why, doesn't Kaus have permalinks??). The analysis is quite flawed. Firstly, it seem predicated on solely the national popular vote, not the electoral colleg...

]]> By: PoliBlog http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/dean_party/comment-page-1/#comment-9386 PoliBlog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=4281#comment-9386 <strong>Toast-O-Meter (12/20 Edition)</strong> The Toast-o-meter: A Weekly News Round-Up and Handicapping of the Race for the Democratic Nomination. -Toast: It's not Just for Breakfast Anymore!- The Toast-O-Meter comes to you Fortified with linkage and Enhanced with bloggage! The scale: Wonder Bre... --- Toast-O-Meter (12/20 Edition)
The Toast-o-meter: A Weekly News Round-Up and Handicapping of the Race for the Democratic Nomination. -Toast: It's not Just for Breakfast Anymore!- The Toast-O-Meter comes to you Fortified with linkage and Enhanced with bloggage! The scale: Wonder Bre...

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