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Audience Participation: Howard Dean
R. Alex Whitlock
This is not a rhetorical question and I'm not trying to score any points here. But to those Democrats and lean-Democrats in my readership, I'm curious as to what your opinion of how good or bad Howard Dean's leadership of the party has been since getting the leadership position. I actually figured at the time that he was probably a good pick, but have since thought that an architect like Leon Penetta might have been better for the position than a spokesman like Dean. But then I'm no the best person to make such a judgment, so I'm curious what you think.
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Well, he's great at drawing attention away from anyone else in the Party... and I envy anyone with the flexibility to fit both shoes in his mouth at once like that.
Honestly, it seems like after the Presidential campaign, he's gone off the deep end.
Alex, after reading the comment above, you did say "Democrats and lean-Democrats," right? :)
Seriously, at this point I don't have enough information to judge his stewardship yet. 95% of the things I have heard from him in interviews and speeches are right on target. And then there's the other 5% where he does his best interpretation of a Democratic Ann Coulter.
If he follows up on that first 95% of things fairly well and the other 5% doesn't distract him and the party too much, then he should do very well in the position.
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