Reply #67: hold on there [View All]

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"For one thing, DU is not particularly representative of the Party. It is far more white, middle class, age 20-45, and male. Those living in Republican-dominated or conservatively Democratic regions are particularly vocal. That is practically the Dean and the Clark demographic."

What are you saying here? That Dean is going for Republican area votes? That Clark's main audience is white middle class males?(because I would like to see some evidence of that, of those DU'ers of color that are here, many are Clark supporters, including myself.)

As for the rest of it, what you seem to be saying (which is hard to ascertain, given the rather strained rhetoric) is that Kerry is some sort of political realist, deliberately vague and obfuscating, because the population is inherently stupid, but hiding some sort of force of will to accomplish the best possible outcome based on a solid assessment of what is possible. This is uninspiring, but the Democratic mirror-image of Bush.

I would say to you that Clinton had all of the above in spades, yet still managed to inspire, charm and speak to the average American in an intelligent manner without appearing to condescend. I see none of this in Kerry, and it may well be his fatal flaw.