October 1, 2006

The Inside Agitator - New York Times

The Inside Agitator - New York Times

Dr. Howard Dean seems to be on the outs with the Democratic party leadership. He's spending money where many would prefer he didn't, particularly as the mid-term elections have given the Dems some hope for regaining more power in the House and Senate.

He suffers from his association with the far left fringe party elements. I think a fundamental question is Dean's ability and willingness to raise money from mainstream Democrats, in addition to the concerns that Democrat leadership has about how he spends it. The speculation in the piece about Dean's potential 2012 presidential ambitions is fascinating.

Also conspicuous by its absence is any comment from either Bill or Hillary Clinton. The absence of references to them shows the editorial bias of the Times or/and the author.

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