The current field includes the first woman and the first black candidate who are front runners,

[Tejanocrat]

plus the most passionate advocate for eliminating poverty since Bobby Kennedy, plus a Congressman with pending legislation for universal health care, plus the first Hispanic candidate who has established himself as a bona fide national candidate, plus two Senators with decades of experience.

Let me shout from the roof top:

We have a bumper crop of excellent primary choices with one or more candidates who should appeal to every voter!

[William769]

1. Well said.

K&R.

[silverweb]

2. Absolutely right!

And while I certainly have my favorite for the primary, I'll enthusiastically support whichever of these excellent candidates wins the nomination.

[FrenchieCat]

3. I believe that your statement "sounds" wonderful for the Dem Primaries.....

but I don't believe that this election will be either about promoting minorities or making poverty the number 1 priority during the General Election. Might be Harsh, but I believe that I am relatively realistic. That doesn't mean that Hillary or Obama can't win.....or even Edwards, but

When one looks at the election via the GE lenses instead of the Primary lenses, the Democratic candidates will not "look" as good as you think.

I post this here, since this was your verbatim post made in another thread, as your response to a poster who felt that the Dem field was not that formidable for GE purposes, and I guess your response sounded so good to you, you decided it deserved it's own thread.

So although this thread is not about Clark (although the one you chose to post in was), my response to you from there is still appropos here...as it highlights what it is that the Democrat Frontrunners do lack--


He's spoken in recent weeks to leading presidential candidates, said Clark spokesman Erick Mullen. "It's a regular dialogue with most of these candidates about war and diplomacy," said Mullen. And he's also emerged as a possible valuable supporter for Democratic front-runners with no military experience.

"Wesley Clark is an asset and has a lot to offer, and we'd certainly value his support," said Clinton spokesman Phil Singer.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton agreed and said Obama recently spoke with Clark. "Like most Americans, Sen. Obama thinks that Gen. Clark has a wealth of experience in issues of national security," Burton said.
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Clark occupies a unique role in the Democratic Party. His military credentials, stretching from service in Vietnam to the position of NATO supreme allied commander during the war in Kosovo, stand out in a wartime election in which none of the front-running Democrats, and only one leading Republican, served in the military.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/12266

[MidwestTransplant]

4. The only caviat I would make is that the Hispanic candidate really sucked on MTP and wasn't so great

last night. Pretty disappointing as I generally like Richardson.

[Tellurian]

7. Thats works, if you take into consideration remembering he is a governor..

and not a Senator. His issues are not High Stakes Bingo like the Senators vying for the title of President..
Richardson seems to have his state under control and has remedy's in place for solving problematic issues. Lest we forget, Richardson is not privy to Congressional information/discussion as the rest of the contenders are.

[Czolgosz]

9. He's not my top pick either but (1) I know he has strong appeal for many and (2) I'd vote for him if

he won the nomination. The truth is, if you like Dennis Kucinich, it is very unlikely that you'll like Richardson, and if you like Richardson, you probably think Kucinich is too far to the left.

But that's OK. That's why we have the primary system.

[murray hill farm]

5. And what if they would team up?

Can you imagine a Clinton/Obama ticket? What a winner that would be, eh? In every way!

[cascadiance]

13. Maybe you should have a Condi/Richardson ticket...

Then you could have a black, a woman, AND a Hispanic?








See how this math adds up if you don't look beneath the surface?

I'm all for minorities and women getting nominated, but for this job, first and foremost is the substance of what they want to do! We shouldn't forget that, with such an important election at stake!

[FrenchieCat]

6. In other words, too bad

that this will, once again, be a War and Peace and Diplomacy (Iraq/Iran/N. Korea/Russia/Terrorism) election.......no matter how much most Democrats "hate" that. You'll see. Just like it was the last time )......so too shall 2008.

[Clark2008]

8. Then why am I having such trouble finding a good candidate?

:shrug:

[Tejanocrat]

12. I can image that someone who posts as "Clark2008" might have had her heart set on another candidate

who apparently has decided to serve our country in some capacity other than as Democratic candidate for president.

I imagine that you might be feeling some grief as a result or maybe some lingering loyalty. Either feeling would be understandable.

I look it like this: you are a "political widow" of a candidate who decided not to run. Like a real widow, it may be too soon for you to find another potential match very attractive, but that doesn't mean that the others aren't attractive; it just means you're not ready.

No one's rushing you. It would be nice if you could say nice things about the current candidates and not be a perpetual naysayer, but no one's rushing anyone into a match - you have months to make up your mind.

[The River]

10. And After The GOP Steals the 2008 Election

the official cover story will be:

"Well, we guess America just wasn't ready to vote
for the first __________ President.
The media will run with that meme and Americans will
accept it. The media will say that no matter what pre-election polls said,
in the privacy of the voting booth, too many closet sexists could
not vote for a _________ or that too many closet
racists could not vote for a __________ or a _________.

Don't get me wrong, I'd vote for a ____________ candidate
or even a _________ candidate, but not in 08.

This election is too important to risk it on a "first of"
candidate.

[mzmolly]

11. It's fabulous!

:toast: