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He mangled his position on the congressional Iraq resolution, and when the going got tough, he summoned a press aide with a cry of "Mary, help!" Tell me again why this guy should make Howard Dean and John Kerry quake in their boots?
By Joan Walsh
September 19, 2003
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Readers respond to "Wesley Clark: The New Howard Dean?" by Eric Boehlert, and Salon's new roundup of conservative commentary, "Right Hook," by Mark Follman.
September 19, 2003
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The former Vermont governor is the front-runner, but some Democratic insiders wonder if the retired general has a better chance of beating Bush.
By Eric Boehlert
September 17, 2003
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While Wesley Clark may discombobulate the Democrats, his ambitions will scarcely be pleasing to the president and Karl Rove -- especially in light of their own recent lousy polling.
September 16, 2003
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On the new Clooney-Soderbergh HBO series, Hollywood and Capitol Hill are in bed together,
nervously prepping for their big love scene. Is this supposed to turn us on,
or turn our stomachs?
By Heather Havrilesky
September 15, 2003
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A source close to Wesley Clark rates the probability that Clark will run for president at "90 percent."
September 12, 2003
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As Lieberman smacks Dean on Israel and Sharpton says Democrats neglect blacks, the party could wind up squabbling over how to maintain its dominance with Jews and African-Americans.
By Alexander Bolton
September 10, 2003
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Bill Kristol applauds President Bush for "dropping the pretense" that everything's under control; Andrew Sullivan says that more terrorist violence in Iraq might not be a bad thing. Plus: Cato's Stephen Moore says Howard Dean is tougher than the GOP thinks.
By Mark Follman
September 10, 2003
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Aware that the computer-geek vote will not be enough to elect Howard Dean, the front-runner's supporters are fanning out to organize minorities, blue-collar workers and retirees.
By Farhad Manjoo
September 9, 2003
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Supporters say Wesley Clark can do to Bush what he did to Milosevic. But first the telegenic military hero has to take on Howard Dean.
By Eric Boehlert
September 5, 2003
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Readers weigh in on David Talbot's "Why Dean and Franken Are So Hot Right Now" and Gary Kamiya's "Would You Like Some Freedom Fries With Your Crow, Mr. President?"
September 5, 2003
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The Draft Clark movement started on the Internet, and could challenge Dean's machine for online dominance -- if its rival factions can stop fighting.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
September 5, 2003
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They can't vote, debate or even read. But that isn't stopping political Fidos from endorsing The Doctor for president.
By Michael Kessler
September 4, 2003
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After years of being kicked in the teeth by GOP bullies, Democrats have finally found two brawlers who know how to give it back.
By David Talbot
September 3, 2003
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Who is your favorite presidential
candidate? Send us your thoughts.
By the editors
September 2, 2003
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Some of the Democratic Party's biggest donors have withheld support from the current field, waiting to see what happens. Former NATO commander Wesley Clark could be it.
August 29, 2003
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As Californians prepare to choose among more than 130 candidates, here are some ways to tell if your guy, or porn star, is the outsider he or she claims to be.
By Eric Schnure and Jeff Nussbaum
August 29, 2003
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Al Franken talks about his big victory over the Fox News bullies, why Bush can be thrown out in 2004, and comedy as a political weapon.
By Laura McClure
August 27, 2003
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His supporters are all young and white, but in Bryant Park Tuesday the former governor's campaign felt like the real thing.
By Nicholas Thompson
August 27, 2003
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I haven't decided to vote for Howard Dean, but after 10 days watching his campaign, I promise never to say he's unelectable again.
By Joan Walsh
August 11, 2003
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The conservative wing of the Democratic Party calls him another McGovern -- but Howard Dean might be more in touch with today's electorate than his critics.
By Garance Franke-Ruta
July 25, 2003
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Readers respond to "The Trouble With Howard Dean," by John B. Judis.
July 15, 2003
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Deans, Greens and liberals say the party needs to scream the anti-Bush truth at the American people. New-Democratic centrists say Americans just aren't that left-leaning. The schism is wide, and it's going to get wider.
By Michelle Goldberg
July 12, 2003
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As a social liberal and fiscal moderate, he's lured students, professionals and the antiwar left. But he's more George McGovern than Bill Clinton.
By John B. Judis
July 11, 2003
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In which a young Brooklyn writer goes in search of savvy, cosmopolitan Manhattan residents who admire the president.
By Michelle Goldberg
July 10, 2003