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James Joyner | Tuesday, July 22, 2003

U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Richard Gephardt on Tuesday condemned President Bush’s foreign policy as “machismo” . . .

Now, how would he know?

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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James Joyner | Monday, June 2, 2003

George Will argues that Dick Gephardt, whom he says as “the Democrat who would be the most formidable candidate against President Bush” and “the most plausible president in the Democratic field” is also the candidate likely to emerge on top. I still think the sober, moderate qualities that Will sees as Gephardt’s strength are precisely why he won’t be very appealing to the Democrat nominating electorate. We shall see.

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Well the Dems (as a party) need to realize that bringing in a candidate who does nothing but criticize the other guy isn't going to win them votes either.

Personally, I find the cries of "no more Bush-lite" tiresome because those supporters of Dean, Kuchinch, et al. are failing to realize that you need to have crossover appeal to win an election.

Posted by joy | June 2, 2003 | 10:26 am | Permalink

True. But I don't know how strategically primary voters think. They likely won't vote for an obvious loser, but they're not necessarily going to vote for the most plausible general election candidate, either.

I heard Elinor Clift yesterday on McLaughlin Groupshe thought Dean was going to take it. Granted, she's a shrill idiot. But the idea of the Dems nominating Dean sends Republicans dancing in the streets.

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Posted by James Joyner | June 2, 2003 | 10:29 am | Permalink

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