The Des Moines Register, Iowa's biggest paper, has endorsed John Edwards, praising :
'.... his trial-lawyer skill for distilling arguments into compelling language that moves a jury of ordinary people. He speaks of there being two Americas:
"One America does the work, while another America reaps the reward. One America pays the taxes, while another America gets the tax breaks. If we want America to be a growing, thriving democracy with the strongest middle class on Earth, we must choose a different path."
If Edwards wins the Democratic nomination, voters this fall would have a choice between two men who almost perfectly embody the rival political philosophies in America today. George W. Bush and John Edwards are attractive, likable, energetic. They have about the same level of prior experience in government - and they are polar opposites."
The Iowa City Press-Citizen, on the other hand, throws its weight behind John Kerry, who this week picked up the endorsement of Ted Kennedy. Kerry was also the guest on Meet The Press on Sunday, when he said if Dean were the nominee, he would have a tough time in the general election against Bush.
[It's] going to be very difficult for a person in a post-September 11 world, who has no foreign policy experience, no national security experience, no military experience, very difficult to stand up against a wartime president and convince America that that person has the ability to make our country safe.
The man who has closed the gap on Dean to two points, Dick Gephardt, the former House minority leader from the neighbouring state of Missouri, won the Iowa caucuses in 1988 before eventually watching Michael Dukakis seal the nomination.
And this time round Gephardt and Dean are scrapping for the support of organised labour, with Dean wooing the white-collar unions and Gephardt winning the backing of the old-line activists.
Ironically, Dean's campaign manager, Joe Trippi, credited largely with masterminding Dean's groundbreaking internet strategy, was advising Gephardt in the '88 race.
Because of how Iowa's caucus system works, if the turnout this time is as high, particularly among new voters, and the margin as close between the front two as many expect , the key could end up being supporters of other candidates who have Dean or Gephardt as their second choice.
'.... his trial-lawyer skill for distilling arguments into compelling language that moves a jury of ordinary people. He speaks of there being two Americas:
"One America does the work, while another America reaps the reward. One America pays the taxes, while another America gets the tax breaks. If we want America to be a growing, thriving democracy with the strongest middle class on Earth, we must choose a different path."
If Edwards wins the Democratic nomination, voters this fall would have a choice between two men who almost perfectly embody the rival political philosophies in America today. George W. Bush and John Edwards are attractive, likable, energetic. They have about the same level of prior experience in government - and they are polar opposites."
The Iowa City Press-Citizen, on the other hand, throws its weight behind John Kerry, who this week picked up the endorsement of Ted Kennedy. Kerry was also the guest on Meet The Press on Sunday, when he said if Dean were the nominee, he would have a tough time in the general election against Bush.
[It's] going to be very difficult for a person in a post-September 11 world, who has no foreign policy experience, no national security experience, no military experience, very difficult to stand up against a wartime president and convince America that that person has the ability to make our country safe.
The man who has closed the gap on Dean to two points, Dick Gephardt, the former House minority leader from the neighbouring state of Missouri, won the Iowa caucuses in 1988 before eventually watching Michael Dukakis seal the nomination.
And this time round Gephardt and Dean are scrapping for the support of organised labour, with Dean wooing the white-collar unions and Gephardt winning the backing of the old-line activists.
Ironically, Dean's campaign manager, Joe Trippi, credited largely with masterminding Dean's groundbreaking internet strategy, was advising Gephardt in the '88 race.
Because of how Iowa's caucus system works, if the turnout this time is as high, particularly among new voters, and the margin as close between the front two as many expect , the key could end up being supporters of other candidates who have Dean or Gephardt as their second choice.
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