Everyone -- you must read this!

[giantrobot_2000]

I, for one, am sick of everyone thinking that Dean and Clark are going to get stomped in the general election. Bear with me for a second.

We will take the White House in 2004. We will pick up seats in the House and the Senate. We can do this folks, no matter who your candidate is, we can do this when we all pull together. Remember: We outnumber the Republicans. We have the moral highground. We are right on the issues, they are wrong.

Bush is a clown who has screwed this country. He has nothing to run on. He is a miserable failure and he is unelectable.

Anyway, this is from Joe Conason's column over at Salon. Here's an article on the "unelectable" Bill Clinton. All of these tired tropes are being trotted out again:

http://www.worldandi.com/public/1992/june/cr6.cfm

"This is a year of turmoil and terror in the Democratic Party: Their likely presidential nominee battered, bloodied, and ridiculed even before the general election has begun; angry, unforgiving voters appear ready to wreak punishment on the scandal-ridden Democratic-controlled Congress; and a fiery anti-incumbent mood may be sweeping the nation.

Rarely, in contemporary American politics, has a prospective Democratic presidential standard-bearer emerged successfully from his early primaries burdened by so many deep public doubts about his character within his own party."

Sound familiar?

[Kathleen04]

1. Wholeheartedly agree..

and interesting article on Bill Clinton, thanks for posting.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. It is a few

for the most part the cry is ABB.

I say work for your candidate for the primaries, but ABB, we NEED to retake the WH and at least the Senate... preferably both and preferably in a definite manner

[izzie]

3. Do not think the GOP is right just because they say they are right.

That is crazy.

[Kathleen04]

4. kick

:kick:

[Scott Lee]

5. The "they're gonna get stomped" meme is touted by partisans

And I mean one candidate partisans. It's amazing to think that these folks would tout such a thing (almost with the verve of a wish) just to singularly prop up their chosen candidate.

For the record, I've never said nor insinuated that Clark would get stomped in the GE by Bush-hole. I am also a Dean supporter.

Thanks for this well needed bit of reason in a race all too quickly degenerating to self immolation.

[Lisa0825]

6. Thank you giantrobot!

I appreciate every positive post I see here! This is the spirit we need to win.