Reply #60: Um, speaking again as a Dean supporter, the people VOTED. [View All]

[NNadir]

What is your argument exactly? That the only people who were Democrats were the people who voted for Dean? That you are Democrat and anybody who doesn't agree with you isn't? You're awfully critical of "The Democrats" for someone who makes the extraordinary claim that you are one.

Again, there is no mysterious cabal that has electrodes in the brains of people and who use those electrodes to force votes.

When I joined the Dean campaign last February, we all conceded that we were long shots. We came from nowhere and ran a credible campaign and we made our voices heard loudly. I recall the Good Doctor express surprise at his poll standings. In the end, we didn't prevail. We didn't win any primaries. I am very proud of what we accomplished, and I look forward to hearing more from Howard Dean in the years to come. I hope he will have a position in the Kerry administration. But this is all right now besides the point. There is an abysmal, criminal, vicious, anti-democratic, bigoted and violent bunch of thugs occupying our Government. This is the issue. It is the issue that Howard Dean has focused on since the beginning and remains focused on.

What I expect, and what I think Howard Dean expects, now is for every decent American to do what must be done and focus on the defeat of the most disasterous leadership in modern American history. I strongly object to any effort to divert our eyes from that most important of prizes with cheap conspiracy theories and mindless Repuke like "Democrat bashing."

John Kerry is the nominee. He's a good man with a proven record of winning elections and a progressive record on many issues important to the future of our nation and our world. Howard Dean is proud to support him and so am I.