The GOP Pollsters? Memo: In September, 2003, a prominent Republican polling firm, Moore Information, circulated a memo insisting Howard Dean can beat George W. Bush in the general election and that ?Dean is a threat [that] Republicans better not ignore.? ?Dean comes across as a true believer to the base but will not appear threatening to folks in the middle," the GOP pollsters write. The memo even goes so far as to compare the appeal of Howard Dean to that of Ronald Reagan: ?Voters in the middle looked to the bigger picture where they saw a man of conviction who cared about them and had solutions for their problems.? The pollsters also make a convincing case for Dean?s taking enough electoral votes to win the election even without Florida. "We are whistling past the graveyard if we think Howard Dean will be a pushover." (
www.moore-info.com)
Some excerpts follow:
?Howard Dean can win because he believes in what he is saying, because he can semi-legitimately spin his record as Governor into one of fiscal conservatism, and because he comes across as if he actually cares about people.
There is the potential for the economy to remain sluggish and stagnant and conditions in the Middle East are impossible to predict. Should these situations remain status quo or worsen, America will be looking for someone new, someone fresh, someone who can shake America out of the doldrums and reinvigorate the body politic. Dean would provide solutions and excitement.
When the nominee of the Democrat party is selected, voters will start to focus. By then, should he have the nomination in hand, Howard Dean will be billed as the ?moderate fiscal watchdog this country needs?oh, and by the way, he won?t take away your guns.? And if the economy is still stagnant, and there is little progress in the Middle East, that could be plenty enough for him to win 270 electoral votes.?
http://www.moore-info.com/Poll_Updates/2004 Election Why Dean can win Sept 03.htm