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November 16, 2003![]() JJ in Iowa
I was without internet access for more than 30 hours (the horror!) and missed all the buzz about the Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Apparently the Dean Team was a smash hit, at least from reports at Blog For America [1, 2, .. see BFA for more] and on Kos. (CNN says the caravan of 43 buses full of Dean supporters was so long they had to get a parade permit from the city!) I would really like to see some transcripts. I particularly liked this first person account at Kos. A few pullquotes:
Message. "Win With Dean" was the message last night. As in, YOU win with Dean. It's about YOU, not about us. It's about getting you (Democratic insiders) hoardes of Democratic bodies for years to come. We serve you lobster, and Gephardt serves you macaroni and cheese (if that). We love you, we want you, so please get on board now. That was the message. Deftly delivered, I think, but unmistakable.The thread that this comment was posted in was about a particularly interesting post from Kos himself about a recent TNR article and the great divide in the Democratic party. The real danger, of course, is that the establishment will try and sabotage Dean (if he gets the nomination, of course) in order to save itself. The notion of a true grassroots-generated political movement, with decentralized power nodes, threatens to diminish the need for proponents of old-school, top-bottom political structures. There are myriad consultants who may suddenly find themselves obsolete, and they're not happy about it.A transformed Democratic party is a party I just might join. Go Dean. Posted by J at November 16, 2003 05:43 PM
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I watched this on C-Span this afternoon, with Hillary as emcee, and there's no doubt about it that Dean pushed all the right buttons and outshone the others. The only thing that seemed a little forced was his repetitious "You have the power" closing, which seemed more apropos for cheerleaders than for a presidential candidate. Saying it 2 to 3 times would have been better. Still, Dean's message, which makes the struggle an inclusive and empowering one rather than what Dean alone can do, is a force to be reckoned with and so far, none of the others are reckoning with it very well. Kucinich was good, but as a speaker, he never pauses and throws too much at ya too fast to digest it all. If he'd take some speech lessons, he could be much better, but for now, Dean's got it going on and has refined his talk to near-perfection. Posted by: Cowboy Kahlil at November 16, 2003 07:26 PMRegarding too much 'you have the power' -- what people were posting at BFA was that it seems like CSPAN was damping down crowd noise such that what was working in the hall didn't work on television. Could be -- I've seen it happen before. There was also a claim that the crowd was chanting back: "We have the power" -- which I've been hoping for months would start happening somewhere. Posted by: J at November 16, 2003 07:43 PM |
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