Lets Start Pulling Names Out Of Left Field, I'll Start....

[THUNDER HANDS]

Oprah Winfrey

Positives:

The most powerful woman in America.
A self-made multi-millionaire.
Businesswoman.
Grew up poor.
Not from the Northeast.
The ability to bring women and minorities out in record numbers.
Likeable.

Negatives:

No political experience at all.
Black.
Woman.


Okay, now you give it a try. Name someone totally out of the loop of conventional thought.

[Capn Sunshine]

1. Tom Waits

no idea why

[MsTryska]

2. Jon Stewart

nuff said.

[killbotfactory]

3. Ralph Nader

HAHAAaaaaaaaaaaaa! Just kidding!

[ComerPerro]

4. Trey Anastasio

Positives:

Executive experience, as the leader of Phish for twenty years.
Very Liberal.
Likeable.
Knows how to work a crowd.
Active in GOTV efforts.
Worked with Howard Dean to GOTV, organize liberals.
Guitar God.


Negatives:
Drugs (I know, it didn't stop Bush, but still...)
No political experience.
Only about 150,000 Americans know who he is.



Dean/Anastasio 08!