Ohioans for Dean endorse John Edwards!

[Edwards4President]

Edwards Brings the Battlefront to Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 22, 2004


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Edwards' campaign got a little boost Saturday night. Steven Chaffin, head of Ohio's Howard Dean campaign, endorsed Edwards and promised that Dean's Ohio volunteers would start campaigning for him today.

http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/107744599725651.xml

[Cuban_Liberal]

1. Thank yoy, guys--- that took GUTS!

We will never forget this! :hug::loveya:

[Eloriel]

8. Not so fast -- it was ONE PERSON, not the whole organization

AND, he's not very well-regarded in most of the Dean camp (the part I'm aware of), and this was BEFORE his self-serving little defection.

If you're happy to have a two-faced opportunist trading on his FORMER association with the Dean campaign, go for it. But it's really not much of a feather in Edwards' camp -- at all.

[mandyky]

2. Actually there is a negative side about Chaffin

First he offered his "services" to kerry and was rejected and then he used Dean resources to get in good with Edwards. They welcomed him.

[ShaneGR]

3. actually, you're close but not right

Steve simply contacted the Kerry people to say hi and they told him to buzz off. He never even got a chance to offer to help them. The Edwards people were overly friendly and supportive. And those people never got any money from Burlibgton, they've always operated on their own.

[mandyky]

7. By resources

I meant addresses and email addresses

[ShaneGR]

9. Nope, they had their own lists

First off, Burlington told them to go and do as they wished. They checked with BURLINGTON first.

Second, Ohioans for Dean compiled their own list of Dean people who signed up and contributed through the Ohiofordean website, not the main Deanforamerica website.

What they have they own, and if they didn't Burlington has made it clear they are ok to use it.

[dkf]

4. You do know that the reason many Dean people are supporting

Edwards is because they can't stand Kerry right?

I think that is futile myself otherwise I'd think about it too.

[dsc]

5. This was evidenly a personal endorsment

which is his right. That isn't the same as the orginization endorsing.

[spooky3]

6. Thank you, Ohioans for Dean!!!!

[Eloriel]

10. No, no, thank you ONE former, loose cannon Ohioan for Dean

One who has disgraced himself and shown himself to be nothing but an opportunist, with few if any principles to start with.

[ShaneGR]

13. That's funny

Because he had 20 other Dean supporters with him.

[mbali]

11. kick n/t

[JI7]

12. this indicates dean will endorse edwards

i wonder when he will do it.