Which major candidate from the past 25 years have you felt the most passionate about

[Quixote1818]

Which one of these folks inspired your heart, moved you to fight, gave you hope and something to believe in?


Jesse Jackson would have been on the list if I had more slots. Sorry if I missed someone very special to you but DU only allows for 9 choices.

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	Bill Clinton
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	Al Gore
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	Howard Dean
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	Wesley Clark
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	Joe Biden
	1 (1%)
	Barack Obama
	16 (21%)
	Dennis Kucinich
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	Hillary Clinton
	3 (4%)
	Bernie Sanders
	51 (67%)
	Other - List below
	4 (5%)
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[Recursion]

1. Of that list? Clark.

I still think O'Malley was the best candidate of my lifetime.

[Quixote1818]

2. Clark brought me to DU and I worked my ass of for him, but had to go with Sanders. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. It was either Obama or Dean. Both had their moments

This year, well we are not invested in any of them. And that is freedom

[MadBadger]

4. Joe, then Obama

[Quixote1818]

7. Since Kerry doesn't have any votes I will throw Biden in. nt

[Cheese Sandwich]

5. Bill Clinton but that was a huge mistake

[2banon]

6. Bernie by far surpasses in my lifetime, voting since 1972

[Quixote1818]

8. Agree. nt

[Live and Learn]

12. +10,000 nt

[B Calm]

28. Same here. I voted overseas in the Navy in 1972 and Bernie has inspired me more

than any candidate in my lifetime.

[oldandhappy]

9. Obama and the two Kennedys but more than 25 years for them.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. I put Al Gore, but part of that is I REALLY wanted him to run in '04 or '08.

Plus in 2000 I knew what was at stake.

[One Black Sheep]

11. John Kerry

believe it or not. 2004 campaign. And Bernie Sanders today, of course.

[barrow-wight]

13. Definitely Obama.

[Joob]

14. Bernie. He got me paying attention to politics, and I cast my first vote for him.

Wish I paid attention sooner. I never even cared about politics before.
Now I passionately want to get rid of the cesspool of corruption that invades our Democracy, distorting it to an oligarchy.

[Scootaloo]

15. Tough one

1) It was Dean's campaign that got me interested in Politics at all. In hind sight, sure, he wasn't that impressive, but 2003-04 was a season of "take damn near anything" and he gave more than just a grasped straw.

2) Barack Obama was someone I was behind all the way, a candidate who made me say "fuck yeah!" all the way to the white hosue. I was a little late on him - I switched form supporting Edwards in January that year - but damn, it was worth it.

3) Bernie's got my heart and energy now. I see him as who needs to follow after Obama, someone who will keep that ball rolling. The goal is kicking our country back towards the left, away from the Tea Party precipice it's been dragged to, and Bernie's thebest motherfucker for the job.

So it's one of those three, and I can't pick just one, so I've gotta abstain.

[Warren DeMontague]

16. I would add that Obama was a very close second- Or probably a tie with Gore.

Gore represented such an important counterpoint to the entire gestalt of Bush and Cheney, and he did more to raise the profile of climate change than anyone else ever has; and really, that's one problem which makes all our other problems potentially meaningless.

But at the same time, probably nothing can compare with the excitement and hope Obama brought with him in 2008, although I would say Bill Clinton in 1992 was a similar experience.

[brooklynite]

17. I never feel passionate about candidates...

...I learned long ago that becoming emotionally invested can blind you to reality.

I simply pick the best candidate for the position.

[bigwillq]

18. Howard Dean

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Was the first candidate I really, really liked. He was the last candidate I gave money to. Can't say I agree with all of his recent decisions but I loved him in 2004. He's how I found DU in 2003. Lurked for awhile and thrn joined in Jan. 2004.


I like Bernie a lot but I feel I was more passionate about Dean.

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. +1

and then, I think we got jaded.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. Doesn't go back far enough.

The martyred Kennedy brothers, Ted Kennedy, and Gary Hart.

Their enemies made me passionate about the Clintons,like really passionate.

[NightWatcher]

20. Wow we've already forgotten Kucinich? And no love for John Edwards

[Silver_Witch]

34. John Edwards is morally bankrupt, just like President Clinton!

[2banon]

35. I was both Kucinich and Edwards supporter

But Bernie surpasses both, well it's easy to surpass Edwards given his insane affair during the campaign.. I tossed him in the shitcan then and regret my monthly donations to his campaign. Kucinich was great and it was sad how he was treated in the media.

But no one has come close to Bernie full stop, we're not likely to see another like him..

it will be history of significance in the making if we can manage to pull off a victory as steep a hill as it is and against all odds.

[LWolf]

21. There are only 2 candidates on that list

I've ever felt any enthusiasm about. DK. Sanders.

[k8conant]

33. Kucinich and Sanders were mine in past 25 years

(I still think we need a Department of Peace).

I also like Obama but feel that he has gone too centrist.

[Vinca]

22. I would have to say Obama.

I've always been a big fan of Bernie's, but the 2008 election moved me like no other. Bernie is definitely #2.

[seabeyond]

23. You do not have Kerry. That is my choice anyway.

[Quixote1818]

24. I had Kerry but no one had voted for him and someone wanted Biden on there

so I took Kerry off and put Biden on.

[seabeyond]

25. I see. Well, let the records show, Kerry was the one I was actually passionate about and to this

day feel we missed out on a very good President. I know a lot of people did not like him. He wasn't way out there in exciting. But their was a quiet noble I really valued that I would have liked to see have the opportunity to be president in a really important time.

Mostly, I am like another poster here. People we hire.

[Dem2]

27. Barack Obama by far

It's not even close.

[k8conant]

29. I was looking for Eugene McCarthy, but

realized you're only talking about the past 25 years.

Of course, then, I'm with Bernie!

[Blue_Tires]

30. Me personally? Nader

And we all know how that worked out...

[rbrnmw]

31. President Obama no question about it

[BillZBubb]

32. Bernie, by a huge margin.

He's the only strong New Deal Democrat we've seen in a long time. It is amazing to have an actual progressive, who is sincere about helping the poor and working class, in the race. He proudly states his progressive stance.

Most of the others I've supported, but a part of that support was just that their republican opponent was so bad.

[tonyt53]

36. Asking this at this time is akin to MTV have a vote for who was the best band of all time.

MTV did that during the Gun's n Roses love fest. Gun's n Roses was voted the best rock band ever. Really? Best ever? Same applies here with this question.