Clark To Be New Target Of Republican National Committee

The Republican National Committee will launch a major negative attack on Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark according to a story in the Republican leaning Washington Times. Clark, who is in second place in national polls and in New Hampshire tracking polls, will apparently be the new target since Dean's loss in Iowa. Althought previous attempts by the RNC to smear Clark have been strongly refuted by media watchdog groups the Times piece indicates Clark will now face the "same level" of dirt that Dean was subjected to.

Opponents who had been digging for dirt on Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean have turned their attention to Wesley Clark since Mr. Dean's poor Iowa caucuses performance, and they say they have found plenty of material. "He will be subjected to the same level of scrutiny as Howard Dean was," said Christine Iverson, spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee.

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