And they're off! Dean may be on a roll, but he's still 2,159 delegates away from being the nominee. Here, our comprehensive, all-knowing, semi-speculative skinny on who's strong where.(Primary Kickoff)
American Prospect, The, January, 2004 by Pauken, Heidi
ELECTIONS ARE INVARIABLY MORE MESSY, MORE CONTINGENT, THAN THEY MAY seem in advance, and the coming year's Democratic presidential primaries are unlikely to prove an exception. Former Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vt.), who has fervor, volunteers and money to burn--and now, with former Vice President A1 Gore's endorsement, has begun to pick up major establishment support--could effectively end this thing as early as Feb.
3. Or not. On that date, his opposition could be winnowed down to a sole anti Dean--retired Gen. Wesley Clark seems the likeliest prospect--who'd then duke it out with Dean ...
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