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The Des Moines Register broke the news this morning that South Carolina might like Vilsack. They have no polls to back it up, just that Vilsack is there today giving a speech. There are a few quotes in the article that are worthy of being discussed.
This quote seems to me to be way off-base and by making a blanket statement about to the black community to be partly racist...
In fact, about 30 percent of South Carolina's roughly 4 million people are African-American, compared with about 2 percent in Iowa.I am not sure how the Corporatist philosophy of the DLC helps the common working American or people in the black community. I discussed that topic here before.
South Carolina's predominantly Democratic black voters likely would not dismiss Vilsack because of his state's profile, Hodges said.
His centrist credentials, especially his chairmanship of the Democratic Leadership Council, likely would be an asset among that bloc, he said.
The Register goes on to add this about Vilsack's chances...
He also would likely be expected to perform well in New Hampshire to survive South Carolina, where a number of Southern candidates would be perceived as having an advantage.Now, Ed Fallon is the only candidate that I have ever seen perform. I am not sure what Vilsack's talent is other than juggling huge tax give-aways while promising to increase funding for education. But hey, that might play well in South Carolina.
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Vilsack seems to be liked in every state except the one in which he is Governor. Remember Howard Dean's initial skyrocket to the top of the ticket? After he surged in the polls other campaigns headed to Vermont to check his record and the preception the people of Vermont had of him. I don't know that a Vilsack candidacy can survive the scrutiny he'd receive. Unless his staff were allowed to hand-pick the people interviewed. Guess Matt Paul will have a job for the next two years at least!
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