Friday, February 15, 2008

Can Dean defuse Clinton-Obama delegate feud?

David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers
last updated: February 15, 2008 11:57:29 AM

WASHINGTON — Howard Dean, at least on paper, should be the power broker best positioned to get the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama people behind closed doors and resolve their fight over contested delegates from Florida and Michigan, which threatens to rupture the party.

But in this tense time, when Democrats are whispering and wondering about whether there's a wise man or woman out there who could step in and break the presidential candidates' deadlock, the Democratic Party chairman isn't being widely considered as a natural for that role.

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