Reply #36: Fortunately, we have Kerry as a candidate. [View All]

[JHBowden]

Kerry is one of the most liberal members of the Senate. Though Graham, Dean, and Lieberman were closer to the right than Kerry, Moseley-Braun, and Kucinich, we need both wings of the party if we are going to win.

If one wants the party to become more liberal, voting for Nader isn't the answer. Here's my argument. By taking the left away from us, Nader forces the party to move to the middle to remain competitive. Nader has said since the 1970s that Democrats losing elections is supposed to move the country to the left, but I cannot recall a case where this has happened.