Reply #10: No, Bush Is the Real Opponent [View All]

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Bush is every Democratic candidate's opponent. Right now, not next year. Bush is running ads against Democrats in Iowa. Every one of the nine potential nominees. All should be helping in that fight, and each according to his/her campaign's means.

As one of the leading Democratic contenders, Dean feels it is important to keep the focus on Bush as "miserable failure." (Thank you, Dick Gephardt, for coining that most accurate description.) So he's raising money expressly for that purpose.

His campaign will choose the message, medium, and timing, but he'll be ready, whether or not he wins the nomination.

That's also a side benefit of being well supported financially with hundreds of thousands of small contributions. You can expand the fight beyond parochial interests and toward strategic goals.

By the way, as of 3 PM Eastern on Sunday, November 23, Dean supporters are less than $21,400 away from the goal. If anyone feels moved to help out with a buck or two or three, please click on the graphic (top of this thread).