Dean's Experience...

[rabid_nerd]

OK Governor of Vermont. Governor. Executive Branch. Only Graham has similar Experience, right?

http://www.areaconnect.com/population.htm?s=VT

http://www.areaconnect.com/population.htm?s=FL

about 700K vs. almost 1,700K population.

What OTHER experience does Dean have besides having less experience in government than mayors of many cities?

Don't take this as a bash. I'm serious. Answer me, I'm asking.

Didn't Kucinich Govern a larger, more diverse population?

[rabid_nerd]

1. WOW

Touchy Subject?

[Aristus]

2. Remember * saying he was more qualified than Gore

because his experience was Executive experience, as opposed to Gore's Legislative experience? Apparantly, eight years as Vice-President didn't count as far as * was concerned.

Never mind that governor of Texas is a largely ceremonial job, and the Chimp pretty much slept through his two terms anyway.

[VermontDem2004]

3. They are similar in different ways

In Florida you have more money flowing in but you have more people and more needs to be met and balance a budget at the same time. In Vermont you have less people and less needs that need to be met, but you also have less income flowing in and you have to balance a budget at the same time. Like owning a small business, you have less income flowing in but you don't need to buy as much supplies as a larger business. Kucinich I believe governed a larger city but I believe in the economy went under and I have no idea how so Kucinich supporters don't flame me.

Edit:Clinton governed a relatively small state like Arkansas and balanced several budgets and look at how he handled the nations economy.

[rabid_nerd]

4. Good answer...

But Arkansas is still 4-5 times as populous and I'd wager more diverse.?

Good point on Kucinich, but from what I can see he was sent down the river by the same types that tried to send Clinton down the river - had the electrical company loan been extended per the custom, can anyone extrapolate whether the bankruptcy was inevitable?

[VermontDem2004]

5. I agree

But the US is 10 times more populous then Arkansas and if someone can handle a smaller budget, I believe they can handle a much larger budget. And Vermont has the least Diverse population in the US, but why does that matter how diverse a state is? I would also like to learn about Cleveland's economy during Kucinich's reign as Mayor because I am interested into what happened.

[rabid_nerd]

6. I'm mainly concerned about the diversity

in fact.

Both the ethnic and financial (especially the financial?) diversity.

But I can't realistically go from being borough councilman from a high average, low diversity town of 4,000 (which I've been elected to) to running for governor? Even if I become mayor for 10 years?

Or rather I could, but wouldn't people have a valid point that balancing the simpler budget of a tiny town doesn't qualify me to balance a state budget?

[MercutioATC]

7. Cleveland is smaller but more diverse than the state of Vermont.

So Kucinich theoretically has less experience dealing with a LOT of people, but more experience dealing with DIFFERENT people...theoretically...

[goobergunch]

8. Wow...the GD flamewars are now in the Lounge.

I came in here to get away from this stuff.

*hits alert to move*