In the Fox-Black Caucus debate, Farai Chideya ended her questioning by asking for a favorite song. Most were typically pandering choices with a rousing fight theme. But Howard Dean won the rock critic primary by suggesting the song “Jaspora” by Wyclef Jean.

It’s off Wyclef’s 1997 solo debut (complete with Parental Advisory sticker). It is apparently a Creole-lyric song I found described on the web as both a “Bible-allegory reggae song” and as “beach party skank.” It could be a clever pander to a sub-sub-category of Haitian voters, but at least it wasn’t as pat as Gephardt picking Bruce’s “Born in the USA” after Kerry already picked Springsteen. Lame.