Looking for President Dean
If you think John Edwards is toast, think again. If you think it is inevitable that the second President Clinton is going to be the next POTUS, think again. If you are convinced this election is a done deal, let us know where we can find President Dean. This New York Times story puts Senator John Edwards' position in national polls in the right perspective.
Where is President Dean?
This notion came up when John Edwards was asked at a news conference here in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday how he was going to overtake Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. And using his old lawyer tactics, he asked questions to make his point.
“Have we had an election yet?” Mr. Edwards replied to the reporter. “What is there to overtake?”
Well, you know what the polls are showing, the reporter pressed on.
“I know what they showed in 2003 and I haven’t met President Dean yet,” Mr. Edwards said. “I don’t think he got the nomination and I don’t think he became elected president.”
He was referring to Howard Dean, of course, who was ahead in both the polls and with fund raising in 2004 — until he wasn’t.