Reply #15: Good point. Even those against him usually just say that... [View All]

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they don't want him to win, not that he can't.

I guess it then becomes a matter of what is more important here - fielding a candidate who has the best chance of beating Bush or fielding a candidate who best represents the party's ideals (or, as in many cases with DUers, represents his or her personal ideals).

I think Clark likely has the best opportunity to beat Bush, primarily because of the current political and cultural climate in the U.S.

As far as Clark meeting the party ideals, it all depends on whom you ask. Many people take him at his word, as do I. Many claim that he is a Republican running as a Democrat or is a Rove operative. Everyone's entitled to his or her own opinion, but I think those arguments have begun to look pretty silly, considering the issues Clark is addressing and how he is addressing them.