[Vision2020] What's Up With Wesley?

Dale Courtney dmcourtn@moscow.com
Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:30:00 -0700


Tim! Don't confuse him with the facts! His mind is made up!

Best,
Dale
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Lohrmann" <timlohr@yahoo.com>
To: "Donovan Arnold" <donovanarnold@hotmail.com>
Cc: <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 09:19
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] What's Up With Wesley?


> Donovan,
>       I'm not confused at all. 
>       The poll I referred to is summarized in the
> first article below my message. It clearly found Clark
> at 5% of the vote in NH, in fifth place.
>       Also, on whether the campaign is divided, the
> second article I included below clearly states that
> there are big divisions or if you prefer the words of
> the author--"feuds" and "rifts." The article also give
> a different version of why the campaign manager left. 
>       So, either you're the one who's confused or
> you're just spinning facts in the way you'd like to
> see them. 
>       As to whether or not YOU care about Clark's
> praise of Bush's foreign policy team--and by the way
> he praised not just Rice and Powell, but GW himself on
> that video-- that's not too important. What IS
> important is how it will be received at hard-core
> Democrat gatherings in crucial primary and caucus
> states. These statements will be used to ridicule
> Clark mercilessly by his opponents. 
>       You may see the other candidates' criticism of
> Clark as a sign of their weakness, but the combined
> effect must be having an effect. Clark is afraid to
> enter the early contests. If he's so confident and
> with such broad appeal why won't he? Is it because, as
> we discussed in earlier email exchanges, he got in too
> late to make a dent in the race for endorsements,
> organizers and etx?  
>      How can Clark believe, as his aides have
> suggested to reporters he does, that he can wait until
> the Arizona primary to enter and compete strongly
> against the others? Do you really believe he can
> survived the bandwagon effect of a couple of early
> victors in the other early states?
>     TL