WHAT DEAN'S SUCCESS MEANS TO THE TOP CONTENDERS:
The Vermonster's surge has changed the calculus of the race, hurting some, helping others.
 — By Mitch Frank

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BOB GRAHAM
Dean swiped the Florida Senator's best issue, his opposition to the war, and then relegated him to the second tier by calling him a minor candidate.

FROM THE AUG. 11, 2003 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, AUG. 3, 2003

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