Reply #43: All About Bush [View All]

[rucky]

ABB really stands for "All About Bush". The next election is more of a "yes" or "no" vote for Bush. We are motivated by our hatred of Bush more than the merits of any one candidate.

But that doesn't mean we can't be critical of the other candidates, it just means our first priority is to see Bush defeated. This is a realization that we will have to be willing to compromise more than usual this election. Every DU candidate vs. candidate debate is really about electability, punctuated by our resentment for being in such a dire position of compromise. But the True ABBers realize they don't have the luxury of setting too many conditions on our support, because we imagine the worst if Bush serves a second term. And Bush has given us no reason to think otherwise.

IMO, anybody who's saying they won't vote for _____ if he gets nominated is just being a drama queen, they know that person won't get nominated anyways so it's safe to say it, or they romanticise their vote as doing something different than what it really does. It's a silly manipulation tactic that will become either an idle threat or sabotage. Or maybe they think Bush isn't that bad? I can't imagine anyone in DU truly thinks that there is a single candidate - even Nader - who is worse than Bush.