Posted by Eugene Volokh:
Howard Dean's View:
[1]The Toronto Star reports (and I have no reason to doubt the
accuracy of the report, though I realize that there's always a danger
of reporter error):
One major reason his party lost the 2004 race to the "brain-dead"
Republicans is that it has a "tendency to explain every issue in
half an hour of detail," [Howard] Dean told the semi-annual meeting
of Democrats Abroad, which brought about 150 members from Canada
and 30 other countries to the Toronto for two days.
Hey, how's this for another possible major reason: Might politicians
who assume their adversaries -- and tens of millions of voters --
aren't just mistaken but "brain-dead" not be very effective
politicians?
Might they, for instance, underestimate the other side's savvy? Or
perhaps let their contempt show in unappealing ways?
(Thanks to [2]Opinion Journal for the pointer.)
References
1.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1111273810484&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes
2. http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/
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