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First of all, as a Clark supporter, let me tell you that this thing isn't over. Get out there, work for your candidate, and let the best man win.
But...
When I use to do competitive debate, we use to have a saying. It went:
If we win, it's because we worked hard, tried our hardest when it mattered most, and were generally the smartest, toughest, and most worth in the contest.
If we lose, it's because the other guy cheated.
There's nothing shameful in an honest loss, and as I stated at the opening, this thing isn't over. But to just pass off any setback as a conspiracy of the dark forces of Rove/DLC/SpecialIntrests/Sauron/Etc does your candidate no good and may well blind you to some very real (and very possibly fixable) shortcomings in the campaign strategy. I think that is was some people mean when they say that *some* Dean supporters are too idealistic. It's not that they disagree with idealism in politics, but that it must be seen through the lens of real world conditions, not as a grand narrative between good and evil. This is not black and white, it is very gray and multifaceted, and everyone from ever campaign just need to take a step back, breath, calm down with the blame game, and focus on a Dem in the White House in 2004.
Pax
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