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Wednesday, August 06, 2003 Memo to Kerry's Team Dissing some of the most active, politically engaged and mobilized grassroots democrats is probably not the way to woo them ... From Time's cover story on Dean: Dean has plenty of doubters. "They've very deftly and cleverly caught a wave here, and they're surfing it pretty smart," says Kerry campaign manager Jim Jordan. As for the Internet-driven engine of the Dean insurgency: "It's like watching my 13-year-old daughter instant-messaging," Jordan says. "It's not particularly about politics and policy. It's almost like a reality show."   5:00:39 PM     © 2003 ibyx Last Update: 8/11/2003; 1:13:20 AM