Reply #12: I agree with you. Let me clarify my original post. [View All]

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What I meant was that Gore would probably support Kerry or Edwards, and this is a good thing because it won't be Lieberman or Dean.

I'm a moderate Democrat anyway, and I have no problem with most of the establishment Democrats i.e. those who fight for a center-left agenda, people like Kerry, Edwards, Hillary, Schumer, i.e. "Clinton Democrats".

Gore would never endorse Dean. Dean is the Bradley of this election. The bulk of Dean's support are the same folks who supported Bradley, and who thought there was no difference between Gore and Bush. Dean is running against the Party itself, which the Clinton machine (which includes Gore) basically controls. Gore may disagree with Clinton on certain issues, but he would never go against him in any major way (like some people on this board are suggesting he might). Even in the speech he delivered today in front of liberal activists, he touted the policies of the Clinton admininstration, which many liberal activists disagree with (some on the far left felt the Clinton administration was too conservative). If Gore ever went against Clinton, it would be like going against himself.

I'm glad Clinton is getting the DLC to back Kerry. Clinton is a master at sensing the political climate and formulating a winning strategy.

My take on the whole situation: Lieberman was always center-right but never this conservative. The DLC is no doubt responsible for advising Lieberman to move this far right. Clinton senses the political climate and knows Lieberman doesn't stand a chance in the primaries. Clinton urges the DLC to back a more liberal candidate who is also electable: Kerry. The DLC has been very quiet about their backing of Kerry, because From and Reed's goal is a Dem party that is center-right, not left or center-left like Kerry.