What Are the Candidates' ACU Ratings?

[the_sam]

ACU=American Conservative Union

Howard Dean: N/A
John Edwards: 15%
Dick Gephardt: 12%
Bob Graham: 18%
John Kerry: 6%
Dennis Kucinichp: 13%
Joe Lieberman: 20%
Carol Moseley Braun: N/A
Al Sharpton: N/A

[KamaAina]

1. I'm guessing 13% for Kucinich has to do with the choice issue

Dennis says he's seen the light on that one. Assuming that's the case, I can't see how DK could possibly lose to Gephardt in this sort of a ranking.

A solid 6% for John Kerry! Maybe I can "get over it" after all...

[the_sam]

4. I'm stuck between Kerry and Kucinich

Kerry's almost guaranteed to beat Bush*, but Kucinich is the most progressive.

[Bombtrack]

5. Kerry's almost garenteed to beat Bush?

No he's not, no candidate is. You'd have to be delusional to think so. This will be one of the most difficult presidential elections ever for democrats. Even if we nominate a war hero, because that war hero happens to be John Kerry.

People here should be reminded on an hourly basis that victory requires 270 electoral votes, and no upper-class new englander has any natural way to get those. Even if he won New Hampshire and Nevada and every gore state he would still lose.

[wuushew]

8. Not true

In 2004 every Gore state + NH and NV = 272 electoral votes for the Dems

[DemocratSinceBirth]

9. There Was A Census (((((After )))))) The 2000 Election

I think the previous poster is correct.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. It Would Appear They Are All

Left of Center

So why can't we just embrace the one who has the best chance of beating Chimpy.

[LynneSin]

3. Sign me up for that team

100% of these people I can guarentee would NOT pick judges like Bill Pryor to serve on the federal courts of appeal.

[Bombtrack]

6. Amen

vote for Edwards

[Arugula Latte]

7. It figures -- Lieberman's the highest

nt

[blm]

10. Kucinich's are artificially high,

based on the many abortion votes that the GOP put up to please their base.

If not for those votes he'd be right with Kerry.