January 28, 2004

Duck Doomed

Howard Dean, M.D. received another shallacking by Sen. John Kerry. Just a few weeks ago, Dean, M.D. was beating Kerry by double digits. Between then and now, Democrats realized politics is about getting someone elected so they're rejecting a scream, angry doctor and putting a liberal, more Presidential-looking Senator in his place as front-runner. The numbers don't lie. Kerry beat Dean, M.D. by 13 points. The media's focus for next week is South Carolina, but Howard the Duck doesn't plan on spending much time there excpet for Thursday's debate. His insulting remarks towards Southerners probably doomed him from any chance of winning there even if he would have won Iowa and New Hampshire. The Duck, M.D. campaign is looking beyond next week's primaries and caucuses. Dean, M.D.'s eyes are targeted on Michigan, Washington, and Wisconsin. To keep the money coming in he's going to have to win somewhere. Mounting losses would only leave Duck, M.D. true believers to complain to one another on Dean, M.D.'s weblog about the conspiratorial, corporate media and the fact they're maxed out from "hitting the bat" anymore.

Look for Wisconsin, my home state, as a good chance for Duck, M.D.'s last stand. Madison, being a college town and all-around loopy Left area, should come out strong for the anti-war Dean, M.D. On February 17, there will also be a Republican Senate primary to choose Sen. Russ Feingold's opponent. That will keep Republicans from crossing over further concentrating the Left vote. If Duck, M.D. can't win in a situation like that, then stick a fork in him, he's done.

As for the Duck Hunt, it will go on as long a Howard Dean, M.D. is in the race. Whether it's tracking blogosphere reaction to his zany and ridiculous comments or covering a death march is up to Dean, M.D. and his band of kool-aid-drinking followers. Whether anyone will care is up to you.

"Kerry Wins New Hampshire As Dean's Rebound Falls Short"

"Where Do We Go From Here?"

UPDATE: Dr. Duck knows he's in trouble. Here's a bit of his conversation with Larry King last night:

Larry: Do you have to do -- do have you to win two or three states next week? Logically?

Dean: No, all we have to do is keep the support, the enormous support of the grassroots behind us. We've raised a lot of money this week over the internet, more than has been reported than the other candidates. We intend to change this country. We're not in this just to change presidents. We want to change America. I want to give America back to ordinary working families again from a power structure in Washington that's really taken is from them. George bush thinks corporations are more important than people and i don't.

Dean, M.D. knows that the game is about getting delegates. That means he has to do better than Sen. John Kerry. That means he has to win somewhere. Each time Kerry beats Duck, M.D. and wins more delegates he sets Dean, M.D. back twice as much. First, Kerry gets closer to that magical number of 2162 delegates needed for nomination. Plus Dean, M.D. is prevented from getting those delegates for himself since this is a zero-sum game.