The Dean Vote

Just in case Hold The Mayo is your only source of news (in which case you definitely need counseling) Howard Dean Dropped out of the election. In doing so he has apparently decided not to formally endorse any of the remaining candidates.

Dean has been impressed with Democratic rival John Edwards and suggested on the campaign trail that he would make a better nominee than opponent John Kerry, but the governor has decided to stay out of the Kerry-Edwards contest, a Dean aide said.

It will be interesting to see how the Dean departure will effect upcoming primaries and the positions of the candidates. Who will work the hardest and contort their positions the furthest to win over the small percentage of voters who would voted for Dean.

If the Dean votes go to Kerry this will eliminate whatever southern advantage Edwards might have held. If Edwards gets the Deaniac vote it could put him over the top in states that might have gone to Kerry in close contests similar to Wisconsin.

However fawningly the media trumpets Kerry as the inevitable nominee, he doesn't have a lock on it. If Edwards can draw the Dean vote, he still has a chance.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 09:59 AM | No Comments | Add Comment