Reply #19: Nope, not bloody likely. [View All]

[Eloriel]

As I already posted but will gladly repost: a very large percentage of his supporters have NEVER been involved in politics before, and not just because they're just now old enough to vote. They have felt for the first time in their lives that THIS candidate and THIS message is worth getting involved with, worth believing in, worth trusting with their hope AND their vote.

THOSE ARE NOT TRANSFERRABLE TO JUST ANY OTHER CANDIDATE. My advice to other campaigns, should Dean not get the nomination, is to take a very long look at what it is about Dean that is exciting the crowds. As I said before on a thread I started: It's not about policies anymore.

Even so, Dean HAS and no doubt WILL strongly encourage his supporters to vote for the Dem nominee, whoever it is. He has also pledged to work for the nominee if it's not him.

WHAT THE HELL MORE DO YOU WANT? LIES??? You've got a candidate who has the ability -- not all that common among Presidential candidates -- to actually UNDERSTAND what the hell his campaign is all about, what the PEOPLE who support him are all about, and honest enough to articulate his understanding. You want him to lie about it so YOU can't twist his words? Not bloody likely. And THAT is why most of us support the guy in the first place.

YOUR candidate, whoever it is, doesn't have the guts to be that honest, nor the insight to figure out such a thing to start with.

Eloriel