Reply #82: That's what hit me...and that Democrats would do it to their own so early [View All]

[KoKo]

in only the first two primaries. Why not allow Dean to go through the whole process and let the "VOTERS" eliminate him rather than have Kerry/Gephardt "527" do it. If their polling showed Dean was "unelectable" and that's why Jones says they "took him down" then what would have been the harm in letting the people they polled not vote for him.

How could Kerry have been so worried that he would have wanted Dean elimnated before he even had a chance to be voted on? That's the question I have after listening to Jones. Much of what he said just seemed to not make sense unless they were terrified of Dean...:shrug:

As much as I supported Dean and Kucinich (BOTH) I knew that neither would be elected but I wanted them to stay in the primaries so the PEOPLE had a chance to decide. I always had a gut feeling Kerry would be the nominee but I thought he would be the final Candidate because he was more experienced in foreign affairs, had been in the Senate and was a War Hero...NOT because he would team up with Gephardt to destroy a popular rival in the first primaries. If he couldn't win it on his own then what does that say? I really don't know. I expected better of him and I worked for him. I can't believe that he would support knocking Dean out and then run a campaign where we had to keep on his campaign managers for him to fight back against the Swift Boat Vets.

It makes very little sense..but it's very disheartening to all of us who were out there fighting for Kerry.. :shrug: