Dean Hits the Panic Button?
Submitted by Eric Woolson on Thu, 10/23/2003 - 00:00.
Two stories from Iowa today -- Dick Gephardt taking a slight lead over Howard Dean, and Dean launching a TV ad attack against his fellow Democrats -- add up to one conclusion: Howard has hit the panic button.
He raced out to an early lead here in Iowa, but now he's stuck right around 20 percent, maybe even starting to fall.
Iowans can expect more Dean attacks -- like his one saying that members of Congress were going to scatter "like cockroaches" when the lights come on if he's elected -- as he gets farther into this battle.
Howard's not in Vermont anymore. The competition is a lot tougher and the stakes are much higher. And, today's news is an indication of how he handles pressure. Poorly.