How much do the pubs influence Dem choice of nominee?

[patricia92243]

Behind the scenes and in a underhanded way?

[nofurylike]

1. not so behind, or underhanded.

we are easy fish:
"carl, i'm worried about x. what should i do?"
"well, dubya, just tell the media that's who you'd most like to run against."

Voila!!

easy.

110% dubya dictated.


peace!

[nofurylike]

2. apology to those who saw above the fray and

stayed dedicated through the feeding frenzy.

many did, and many are now seeing how manipulated we were. and i was one manipulated, till now.

peace!

[LuminousX]

3. Too much

The fact so many use Republican statements regarding our candidates as in indicator of which one they prefer to run against or are most afraid to run against gives the Republican far too much power over our choices.

[SheilaT]

4. In my opinion, very little.

Just look at the widely divergent opinions here on DU about which of the candidates is "electable" or which would make the best president. In that way I think we accurately reflect the larger group of Democrats out there. Yeah, there's a certain amount of behind the scenes manipulation going on, but I seriously doubt it's that effective.