Abstract

Waving the Flag
Pollitt, Kristin V. | December 1, 2003 issue

add to cart   close window

Comments on the controversy surrounding U.S. presidential candidate Howard Dean's remark that he wanted "to be the candidate for guys with Confederate flags in their pickup trucks." Reactions to the remark by other Democratic candidates, including John Edwards, John Kerry and Dick Gephardt; Argument that Dean was not making a racist appeal, but rather meant that he wanted to win over working-class Southern whites who vote Republican against their own economic interests for misguided racial reasons; Discussion of how Dean should have handled criticisms of his remark; Discussion of whether Dean has a chance of winning a majority in the South.

See Also:

PRESIDENTS -- United States -- Election; DEAN, Howard; PRESIDENTIAL candidates; CLASS consciousness; EDWARDS, John, 1953 June 10-; KERRY, John, 1943-; RACISM; POLITICAL campaigns; VOTING; SUNBELT States; UNITED States
ARCHIVE HOME
Pricing
Articles are sold in 'packs,' which are priced as follows:

1 for 2.95
4 for 9.95
10 for 19.95
50 for 34.95
300 for 149.95
Refund Policy
Sales of archive individual articles, full issues or article packs are final and no refunds will be issued.
Access for libraries
help
Search
Browse
Sample Article

In Your Cart

Your cart is empty.

My Articles

You must be logged in to view your articles.

User name

Password

I don't have a login.

I forgot my user name/password.
Advertisement
Advertisement

Blogs

» The Beat

House Passes Health Reform, But Without Reproductive Rights | Pelosi secures necessary votes, but only after allowing anti-choice Dems to bar access to abortion in new programs.
John Nichols
167 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Around The Nation | Obama, one year on. Plus: Jeremy Scahill takes your questions, and a new video series from The Nation.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
37 Comments

» The Notion

Injustice in Illinois | Prosecutors in Illinois should be more concerned with an innocent man behind bars than journalism students' grades.
Ari Berman
31 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Obama Fails in Middle East | Clinton delivers the ultimate diss to Abbas.
Robert Dreyfuss
165 Comments

» Act Now!

Equality Across America | This week, young LBGT activists are staging a National Week of Initiative.
Peter Rothberg
16 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Thursday | Dying laptops, recapping the election, the Dow, and the Yankees with the World Series.
Eric Alterman