I thought Dean got it
but he doesn’t. He’s crafted his own southern strategy:
Dean said the time has come for political leaders to move beyond divisive issues and toward harmony on issues of “common interest” such as education and jobs. “It’s time we had a new politics in America — a politics that refuses to pander to our lowest prejudices,” he said.
Dean — who only weeks ago infuriated some African Americans by saying he wanted to be the candidate of whites with Confederate flags — is increasingly going after President Bush on race issues as part of his own “southern strategy” to win support in the region.
First of all, there is no getting beyond divisive issues. They exist because they’re divisive. And they always will. There are huge numbers of single issue voters (abortion folks, gun folks, etc.). You will not get their votes if you don’t agree with their view. Nice theory, Howie, but you’re fooling yourself.
