Political Pulse - How to Lose an Election

by William Schneider

Sat. Feb. 16, 2008


Democrats have a problem. Even as the Republican race is shutting down, no end is in sight for the Democratic contest. That could be damaging for their White House prospects, party Chairman Howard Dean said. "You don't want a divided convention," Dean said on CNN. "There have been three divided [Democratic] conventions in my political lifetime -- 1968, 1972, and 1980. And they resulted in losses each time."

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