Dean Getting Second Look From N.H. Voters (AP Story) - pro Dean

[cthrumatrix]

Dean Getting Second Look From N.H. Voters
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By RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer

LONDONDERRY, N.H. - Larry O'Sullivan said Howard Dean (news - web sites) "looked like a yahoo" bellowing in defeat from Iowa. Patricia Fields thinks he was "a bit wild." And Kim Lindley-Soucy said he was "overly excitable."

So why did these New Hampshire Democrats stand shoulder-to-shoulder Friday to listen to the embattled presidential candidate's new stump speech? They were giving the former Vermont governor a second look.


Dean's presidential aspirations, teetering on the edge of a political abyss, depend on voters such as Fields, Lindley-Soucy and O'Sullivan finding virtue in his faults — and giving him what O'Sullivan called "one more once-over."

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"When we saw him up their shouting and yelling, it put a lot of us on the fence. There's not a lot of difference between these guys so it doesn't take a lot to move us from one to another," said Ed Hennessy, 58, a retired union worker in Nashua, N.H., who deserted Dean last week.


"But I'm back in his camp. It was just a slip of the tongue, and nobody's perfect," Hennessy said. "I've got to give him credit for speaking from his heart."

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Glad to see people moving back to Dean.

[David Zephyr]

1. Great Article. Howard's Back.

:thumbsup:

[cthrumatrix]

2. and 4 days more to see and hear more of Dean...!

[HuckleB]

3. NH is not over. Not by a longshot.

Dean has an opportunity to make further headway. Yesterday was a big head start down that road. It's going to be a long four days for everyone.

[creativelcro]

4. it's turning around....

However, these primaries, to me, are a bit like trying to achieve something really serious while being totally drunk...

[Anwen]

5. Great news!

I just rated it a 5 :)

[RetroLounge]

6. If the media doesnt mind!

Great!

[adamrsilva]

13. That was great.

Glad some people don't let the media pick their candidates for them.

[Snivi Yllom]

7. Dean wont win NH but.....

He will boiunce back and take a decent amount of delegates.

[cthrumatrix]

10. it's a 50 state game from here

[KaraokeKarlton]

11. The NH polls don't mean much

They poll mostly Democrats which doesn't give an accurate showing of how the state is going to go. In NH, registered Independents are the majority. They outnumber Democrats by a pretty large margin. Independents can vote in the primary. NH never thought much of Bush in the first place. They think even less of him now. NH is a very politically active state and those Independents are going to be out voting. Kerry doesn't do well with them because a very large percentage of them are pro gun and lean slightly to the right. Balanced budgets, fixing the Special Education funding in NH and gun rights are huge issues in NH, especially among those Independents. Dean has the message that will win them over. He knows NH voters and what's important to them because he worked closely with the NH state government on many things during his time as governor here in Vermont. Yes, Kerry is doing better among the Democrats, but it's not likely the Democrats are going to decide who wins NH...it's most likely going to be the Independents who pick the winner.

Dean's debate preformance was perfect for a NH audience. He said all the right things for that audience.

[Meldread]

8. Good news.

nt

[cthrumatrix]

9. kick for the pm crowd

[jpgray]

12. I'm really glad to hear it--one speech shouldn't define a campaign

Dean is one of the best candidates, and I'm sure future primaries will reflect that.

[cthrumatrix]

14. let them bash...people see through it..as you can see above