Reply #80: I wouldn't support Clark if... [View All]

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I had real doubts about his chances against Bush. Winning is too important right now, to me. I worry whenever his campaign screws something up, I worry about anything he may have said or done that Rove and company can use against him. He is not perfect, nobody is. He will have problems, but most of them will be in the primaries, imho. I think he and Kerry are the best canditates to run against Bush in the general election. I'm sure many will not agree.

I don't like Dean, and won't hide that fact. But I will support him as best I can if he get's the nod. But his behaviour in his campaign, statements about medicare, congress and other issues give me a lot of anxiety. He has given the rethugs a lot of material to work with and they are very good at destroying people with only a tiny bit of half-truths.

Obviously, most Dean supporters will disagree. I would urge them to remember that winning the primaries is only half the battle, and to win the White House you will be going up against the princes of fucking darkness who will use anything and everything they can to stop him. I would remind them that although his "passion" may appeal to them, it may well put off the very people he needs to win.

Let's hope for the best, whoever wins the primaries. But let's be honest with ourselves about the canditates, too, including our own.