Energizing His Base

Speaking to a DNC forum in New York over the weekend, Dean indulged once again
in some of the undisguised loathing of the GOP that was such a hallmark of
Democratic Party activism last year. "I hate the Republicans and everything they
stand for," he told the audience, "but I admire their discipline and their
organization."
I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for. Not "I
oppose the Republicans and everything they stand for." Not "I'm determined to
beat the Republicans." Not "I reject the Republican message." No -- Dean wants
it understood that he hates the Republicans and all their works. That is the
banner under which he is marching as a candidate to lead his party. -- The Boston Globe