Reply #89: It's not that Kerry is so liberal [View All]

[Radical Activist]

it's that Dean is very much a moderate. Weren't you arguing that point in another thread? So is Dean a liberal or a moderate this time? This is exactly why I don't like Dean. One day he's leading a progressive movement to save the party from the DLC moderates and the next day he's a modrate again. Go ahead and prove to me that Dean is more liberal than Kerry if you like.

Off the top of my head I would say one issue where Kerry is more liberal is the environment. Kerry has an excellent enviro record and a great plan for alternative fuels. Dean had a good plan too (which I'm sure you'll tell me about) but didn't have such high marks for his record as Governor as Kerry has as Senator.

On most issues they were very similar. Both had supported NAFTA but wanted to reform our trade policies. Both wanted to take the same approach with Iraq. They had the same stance on civil unions. I don't think there's a big difference except that Dean used more progressive language and themes during the primary than Kerry.