Reply #5: I agree with a lot of that [View All]

[Awsi Dooger]

But far from everything. It's completely innacurate most Democrats who voted for Kerry didn't like him. After the debates Kerry was very well liked by Democrats, and even more respected than liked. He gave us everthing he had, literally thousands of decisions and every one of them sincerely designed to win the presidency.

Kerry was not the ideal candidate to oust an incumbent. He would have been perfect for 2000, no doubt a clear winner. Versus an incumbent you need spark and likeability, as you said passion to vote FOR and not merely against. None of our 2004 candidates had the ideal resume and style. I thought Edwards came closest and posted that throughout the primaries and earlier.