Carol Moseley Braun still kicks butt
Christina dropped me a line to tell me that Carol Moseley Braun would be on The Daily Show last night. I managed to tune in just in time to hear the interview, and as usual, Braun was terrific. Not that there was a heavy-duty policy discussion or anything. When talking about Mars, Braun threw out some quotes ("Live long and prosper" and then, I kid thee not, "Fear is the mind killer") that made me think she was either pandering to the crowd or a genuinely geeky person.
Anyway, today I hear that Braun has withdrawn from the race. I expected her to drop out eventually, but couldn't she have stuck it out a while longer? Oh well.
Comments
Stewart sounded a little taken aback tonight about Braun's immediate withdrawal, too. First Gore, now Braun! Maybe they don't appear on the Daily Show until they've got nothing to lose.
Braun's withdrawal and endorsement of Dean a couple of days before Iowa is a good thing for the party, at least; it'll bolster Dean against Sharpton's accusations of racism. (And, let's face it, Dean is very, very, very white, but Sharpton's hardly a paragon of racial unity.)
I don't believe that what's good for Dean is necessarily good for the Democratic party, but the negativity aimed at him by the other candidates is short-sighted and damaging in the long run. I'd feel the same way if they were attacking Clark this way.
Posted by: Christina | January 16, 2004 02:51 AM
I wonder if she thinks she could be Dean's VP candidate.
Posted by: clamen | January 17, 2004 05:08 PM
Maybe. I bet Dean doesn't go for it though. Maybe Edwards (to increase the ticket's appeal in the South) or, as the rumors were saying a couple months back, Clark (to help on national security).
Posted by: Andy | January 17, 2004 05:41 PM