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[Maddy McCall]

"If I was voting in the Democratic primary, I'd vote for Dean," Mr. Bessinger said, recording his own words to make sure a Yankee newspaper did not misquote him. "No doubt about it — he's a great American."

You see, what I and other southern dems have been trying to tell you is that you will not get the core, flag-toting, Republicans to swing, because they are too suspicious of the Democratic party to do so.

Most Southern Dems who have remained with the party through thick and thin are a hell of a lot more progressive than Bessinger, so Dean's appeal missed (or offended) them, since it was targeted at people like Bessinger, for whom there is no hope of getting his vote.