Dean is California Dreamin'
And the good news just keeps on getting better...By Craig Columbus
"Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean turned some heads yesterday when a new California poll showed Dr. Dean leading all his rivals in the Golden State.
A poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Field Research Institute indicated Dean at 16 percent, Kerry at 15 percent and Lieberman 14 percent. Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt lost ground from an April poll, dropping from 12 percent to 7 percent in the latest data. The polling continued to show a sizable "undecided" vote among California Democrats.
The numbers are impressive for Dean since he has not spent much money in California and still registers relatively low name identification among voters. As media reports have pointed out, no Republican presidential candidate has won California in a general election since 1988, and the state's 55 electoral votes are absolutely critical to any Democrats chances of capturing the White House.
Closer to home, Dean's people are already plotting their get-out-the-vote strategy. To vote in the presidential primary (Jan. 19 thru Feb. 5), people must be registered as a Democrat by Monday, Jan. 5. Look for Dean's Arizona brass to reach out to independent and "party-not-determined" voters, asking them to switch their registration to Democrat to cast a vote for Dean."
posted by Michael Bryan @ 7/25/2003 10:38:00 PM
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