Reply #12: That's a hard one... I think a real good case could be made for Kerry [View All]

[Cheswick2.0]

He was the candidate we all rallied around for better or worse.
But I can't make that case, others will have to.

Dean, as the person whose stump speech was pilfered and whose online organization was imitated by all candidates ultimately, could easily be the democrat of the year. Like it or not he was one of the few honest candidates willing to speak out on what really matters rather than pretend wars on terror and imaginary security. He got the attention of the media and still does to some extent. His grassroots organization is larger than ever.

If you asked about 2001 or 2002, I would say Robert Byrd or Al Gore. Gore would be a good choice for 2003 also, as would Dean. They three of them spoke about bush's lousy policies, what congress SHOULD be doing and what path we SHOULD be headed down. They were fearless and I will respect all three always, even when I disagree with them.