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The latest gaffe by the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, is a classic illustration of his penchant for offending both sides in an argument. As a presidential candidate in the Democratic primary, Dr. Dean pandered to voters by saying, “I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.” The comment offended conservative whites for its condescension as well as liberal blacks for its apparent endorsement of the Confederate flag. He soon had to apologize to both: “I regret the pain that I may have caused either to African-American or Southern white voters,” he said.
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|The latest gaffe by the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, is a classic illustration of his penchant for offending both sides in an argument. As a presidential candidate in the Democratic primary, Dr. Dean pandered to voters by saying, “I still want to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks.” The comment offended conservative whites for its condescension as well as liberal blacks for its apparent endorsement of the Confederate flag. He soon had to apologize to both: “I regret the pain that I may have caused either to African-American or Southern white voters,” he said.
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