Dean / Gore / Clinton / Politics
It's hard to know what to make of today's Al Gore endorsement of Howard Dean. Certainly the pundits are zooming off in a lot of directions.
Clifford May thinks Al Gore seeking to wrest control of the party from the Clintons, setting himself up for a position as Secretary of State in the Dean administration.
Dick Morris agrees with May, adding Dean has pummeled avery Clinton-backed candidate in the field. Morris sees Gore's move as one of opportunity, while May seems to feel it is more calculated than that.
David Frum thinks Gore is setting up the party for a catastrophic defeat in 2004, setting up Gore as the "go-to" guy in 2008.
Carl Limbacher posits that Gore intends his endorsement as a slap in the face to the Clintons over bad feelings dating back to Hillary's demand in that the Vice President give his White House office to her. Limbacher thinks Gore might also be trying to set himself up for deal-cutting should the 2004 Convention deadlock.
Regardless of the underlying politics, it is undeniably a blow to Joe Lieberman, who was informed of the endorsement by the media. After Lieberman waited to join the race, allowing that he didn't want to run against his former running mate, Gore didn't even offer the courtesy of a phone call before aligning himself with Lieberman's opponent.
It's hard to know what to make of today's Al Gore endorsement of Howard Dean. Certainly the pundits are zooming off in a lot of directions.
Clifford May thinks Al Gore seeking to wrest control of the party from the Clintons, setting himself up for a position as Secretary of State in the Dean administration.
Dick Morris agrees with May, adding Dean has pummeled avery Clinton-backed candidate in the field. Morris sees Gore's move as one of opportunity, while May seems to feel it is more calculated than that.
David Frum thinks Gore is setting up the party for a catastrophic defeat in 2004, setting up Gore as the "go-to" guy in 2008.
Carl Limbacher posits that Gore intends his endorsement as a slap in the face to the Clintons over bad feelings dating back to Hillary's demand in that the Vice President give his White House office to her. Limbacher thinks Gore might also be trying to set himself up for deal-cutting should the 2004 Convention deadlock.
Regardless of the underlying politics, it is undeniably a blow to Joe Lieberman, who was informed of the endorsement by the media. After Lieberman waited to join the race, allowing that he didn't want to run against his former running mate, Gore didn't even offer the courtesy of a phone call before aligning himself with Lieberman's opponent.
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