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"Tipping the Balance"
Wesley Clark political cartoon
… Before the sun sets, the nine veteran wannabes will face a new – although probably not unexpected – opponent: The Clark Challenge. From Little Rock, the Washington Post’s Jim VandeHei reported in today’s editions: “Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark, a prominent military leader with no national political experience, has told friends and advisers that he will enter the presidential race on Wednesday, shaking up the wide-open fight for the Democratic nomination. After months of deliberations, Clark, 58, will announce his candidacy here at a boys and girls club and immediately start challenging the nine other Democrats who have been running, with mixed success, for many months. ‘I don't feel it would be too late’ to enter the race and win, Clark said in a brief interview [yesterday]. Clark said he has ‘confidence’ he could quickly raise enough money and build a powerful enough political operation to eventually blow by the other candidates. Clark's candidacy is adding even more unpredictability to what is already one of the most unsettled Democratic presidential contests in history. Clark rained on North Carolina Sen. John Edwards's entrance into the race today, as Clark's friends spread the word he would soon march into the campaign to take on Bush. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, the frontrunner in key early states, decided to cancel a major economic address planned for Wednesday, concerned that the Clark announcement would drown it out. ‘A lot of people underestimate how strong he'll be,’ said Joe Trippi, Dean's campaign manager. Clark's entry comes at a point when the race is still taking shape. Despite Dean's success, many Democratic voters are undecided, and many have not yet begun to pay close attention to the race. While a number of party strategists once considered Bush virtually unbeatable, many now feel that the weak economy and instability in Iraq make him more vulnerable than he was only a few months ago. Those around Clark think his unique résumé and his standing as a non-politician make him an ideal candidate to take on Bush…Clark's associates said he will run as a moderate southern Democrat in the tradition of fellow Arkansan Bill Clinton. Clark is surrounding himself with key operatives from the Clinton-Gore White House and campaigns…Even before Clark's official announcement, Jim Jordan, campaign manager for Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.), previewed the attacks to come. ‘It's a strange profile for a Democratic primary: a career military with no domestic policy experience,’ Jordan said. Moreover, ‘some Democrats might find it unsettling he just decided in recent weeks to become a Democrat,’ he said. Clark announced he was a Democrat on Sept. 4. But Jordan's candidate might have the most to fear from a strong Clark challenge, according to several Democratic strategists. Kerry is running as a war hero candidate, a Democrat who can challenge Bush on foreign policy because he, unlike Bush, served in combat and won several medals for his service. With his experience in Kosovo and Bosnia and prominent role in the U.S. military, Clark, however, could steal much of Kerry's thunder, strategists said, including Trippi, Dean's campaign manager. ‘The guy most affected the most will be Kerry,’ he said.”