Monday, October 20, 2003
Daily Quiz: What Do the Words That Came Out From the Hole Under Charlie Baker's Nose Mean?
This from an article in today's Washington Post:
Q: Does the "core group of alienated supporters" include either a) the 47% plurality of voters who would vote today for the Democratic candidate over Bush; b) the 59% majority who find the number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq "unacceptable"; or c) the 83% who believe the Plame-Leak Scandal is a "serious" matter (and/or the plurality who believe the White House is not cooperating with the investigation)?
Q: Aside from being physically barred from entering the White House and assuming personal administrative command of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government in the capacity of "president," what exactly does Al Gore share with Mondale or Dukakis in terms of electoral success? Last time I checked, it seemed like Gore won a few states...
Q: How much "holier than thou" can you get than believing you receive personal instructions from God (i.e. "Jehovah," "Yahweh," and/or the more recent "Triune God") regarding matters of geopolitical strategy?
Please leave your answers in the Comment thread. Quiz winners will receive scorn and betrayal.
posted by Blicero : 10/20/2003 02:22:00 AM
Charlie Baker, a Democratic operative based in Boston, said...he worries that Dean's appeal may not extend beyond a core group of alienated supporters and that a campaign tailored to win primaries could fail in the general election in the grand tradition of Mondale, Dukakis and Al Gore. Baker warned that Dean at times conveys "a holier than thou" quality that has characterized some past Democratic presidential campaigns and that Republicans have used to their advantage.
Q: Does the "core group of alienated supporters" include either a) the 47% plurality of voters who would vote today for the Democratic candidate over Bush; b) the 59% majority who find the number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq "unacceptable"; or c) the 83% who believe the Plame-Leak Scandal is a "serious" matter (and/or the plurality who believe the White House is not cooperating with the investigation)?
Q: Aside from being physically barred from entering the White House and assuming personal administrative command of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government in the capacity of "president," what exactly does Al Gore share with Mondale or Dukakis in terms of electoral success? Last time I checked, it seemed like Gore won a few states...
Q: How much "holier than thou" can you get than believing you receive personal instructions from God (i.e. "Jehovah," "Yahweh," and/or the more recent "Triune God") regarding matters of geopolitical strategy?
Please leave your answers in the Comment thread. Quiz winners will receive scorn and betrayal.
posted by Blicero : 10/20/2003 02:22:00 AM
