Reply #53: Pay very close attention to what I'm about to say to you [View All]

[KaraokeKarlton]

As long as people like you are willing to vote for Dean in the general election (everyone who voted for Gore, assuming you did), there is NO WAY Bush can beat Dean. Let me exlain why.

First of all, Dean has woken up one hell of a lot of disillusioned and never before voters. Unless you are involved in at least the meetups, you can't see just how significant the numbers are. This is SO HUGE! It's not "the liberal base" that is fueling Dean's campaign. Sure, there are plenty of those people behind Dean, but they are FAR outnumbered by moderate Democrats, new voters and typical swing voters. This primary is going to consist of voters not much different than voters in the general election. The polling numbers aren't even scratching the surface of telling THAT story because pollsters typically re-poll the same group of people each election.

Kerry does "appear" to be more likely able to beat Bush, but he really isn't. He does stand a chance, but it'd be a real squeaker, and it's not a sure thing. Kerry isn't attracting all those new voters, and frankly, his dumb attacks on Dean is REALLY turning off those NEW VOTERS. A lot of them might not vote for Kerry. Dean is the one who has worked the hardest and inspired the people to get off their duffs and take the country back from the religious right. All those normally complacent and disinterested Americans have chosen Dean as their man at a much higher rate than anyone else. Clark would probably come in second, but the jury is still out on where he stands and whether or not he's the kind of candidate people want. He had an initial surge in the polls, but it's sort of looking like that surge was short lived. Only time will tell.

I've seen Howard Dean in action campaigning and he's got what it takes and he's willing to bust his balls to be successful. Nothing sticks to him and he's downright scrappy and won't be stomped on. Kerry doesn't have the ability to brush off the mud slung at him. I still hear jokes about his hair cuts and "looking French". At another time, he'd make a decent candidate if it weren't for his dumb ass proposal to force kids to do community service to get a diploma. I absolutely DESPISE that idea. I'm all for encouraging kids to volunteer and like the college in exchange for service idea, but NO FORCED service. Okay, back on track now...Kerry is NOT the right guy for THIS election. He doesn't have the executive and budget experience that Dean does. Any of the candidates can get foreign policy right if they use common sense and treat others with respect. The same can't be said of financial and budgetary issues. If you don't know what you're doing with a budget you stand to make one hell of a mess. Voters understand this and it's exactly why the vast majority of the time they will vote for a governor over a senator in damn near every case.

Dean is the one.