Do you still support the same candidate in 2008 as 2004?

[Renew Deal]

Do you support the same candidate for president in 2008 as 2004?

[Ignacio Upton]

1. I supported Clark in 2004

And I'm leaning towards him again (after being in the Mark Warner camp, until he announced that he wouldn't run.) However, I'm also considering Edwards, Obama and Richardson (but barely with him.)

[Renew Deal]

2. I've noticed

That a lot of DUers I remember from 2004 are supporting the same person.

[Ignacio Upton]

12. Some candidates have personality-cults here

And unfortunately, some of them get too carried away in primary flame wars. While I wasn't here in 2004, I've heard that the primary threads got pretty ugly. I just hope 2008 isn't as bad.

[Renew Deal]

17. It'll be the same

People just have to remember to not get personal.

[Dread Pirate KR Read]

20. Still aim'n to turn in me flag, to Clark! ~=];-)

[Wwagsthedog]

3. DK here.

No Mo Wor

[Earth_First]

30. Another DK 04 > 08 supporter here...

[illinoisprogressive]

4. nope

[UrbScotty]

5. Nope - Dean's not running (nt)

[Renew Deal]

7. Great point

I didn't consider that. Where will the Dean people land?

[janx]

13. Dean people...

That's the political question of the election, isn't it? We have been sought after... ;-)

We'll go our own ways, I suspect. Most favor the populist Gore, but we don't know that he will run. Barring Gore's running...I'm now thinking Richardson, because he shares a lot of the centrist, populist, and environmental beliefs of both Gore and Dean, and he has a foreign policy resume that is very impressive.

Other Deaniacs may disagree.

[Renew Deal]

18. Gore would be like a tidal wave hitting the race.

It would rearrange the entire environment. I think Gore is the last major player not in the race. Some would say Kerry too.

[janx]

21. Yes, but Gore took some time off.

He said he didn't want a rematch of that fiasco and I agreed with him, sadly.

[Eurobabe]

28. Kerry would be a tidal wave alright n/t

He is the only potential Dem candidate that I really just don't care for, that vote would be a total hold your nose and mark the X.

[lligrd]

24. Agreed, As A Deaniac, I'll Go With Gore If He Runs

Barring that, Richardson looks good or possibly Obama. Have to study it a bit more. I like Clark and Kucinich too.

[crispini]

31. Richardson might be a good second choice for me, too.

I also like Clark...

[UrbScotty]

29. Speaking for myself...

I support Clark, but only by a small margin.

[lligrd]

6. Can't, Dean Is Not Running

:cry: But there is still a chance that I can support the one I did in 2000. Come on Gore, run!

[Demoiselle]

8. I support the same candidate I supported in 2000. Al Gore. (eom)

[janx]

9. No. Dean is not running.

But I'm extremely proud of Dean and the populist movement that gave a real spark to democracy!

:party:

[hyphenate]

10. My choice for 2004 hasn't announced yet

Though he is leaning toward it. But until he throws his hat into the ring, I am mulling over the choices available.

[karynnj]

11. Kerry 2004 Kerry 2008

Assuming he runs - if he doesn't I will likely support issues, some of which I would hope he would provide Senate leadersip on. As to 2008, assuming Gore also doesn't run - all have some negatives. I assume I would wait through the debates and hope Obama lives up to his promise. Otherwise, I will likely be unenthusiatic when I vote, regretting the lose of what could have been one of the greatest Presidencies in our history.



Run John Run

[PresidentObama]

14. Yes. And proud to say so!

:)

[zann725]

23. Same here! Without a doubt.

[FrenchieCat]

15. Yes, if my candidate run......I'm not sure yet if he will

and the reason I would support him again would be cause nothing has changed and in fact things have gotten worse......

Sure we hold congress now (for which he contributed mightily), but in terms of the presidential media created frontrunners, they all were either on the wrong side of what I consider to be the issue that has impacted our nation and the world the most in the past 4 years or I don't believe that they have the experience required to get it right.

Considering Trillions spent, hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of enemies made, reduced credibility down to zero....

Plus our health care system stinks as much as it ever has, and he's the only one talking singlepayer health as doable.

Yes, I support him now more than ever.

[bobbie]

16. Yup, Clark.

C'mon General...

[Mabus]

19. Yes, I supported Gore but when he said "no"

I went with Dean.

:P

[MrSlayer]

22. Yes. Wes Clark.

I'm even more convinced than ever that Clark should be President.

[TheDonkey]

25. No, Kerry 04, Obama/Biden 08

supported Kerry in the primaries in 2004 but I like Obama and Biden for 08.

[AtomicKitten]

26. I have always wanted Gore to run again.

When he did not, I went with General Clark. Now he, Gore and Obama are on my radar screen. They were against the war from the get-go and that is important to me. Also they are forward-looking men that inspire. That matters. We have a lot of work to do to put the world back on its axis. I am hopeful we make the right choice.

[KingofNewOrleans]

27. Kerry in 2004, probably Edwards this time around

It ws close choosing between them last time. I think Kerry had his opportunity. As for this year, I view a wide range of candidates as acceptable.

The primary threads here in 2004 were pretty brutal. Espcially since the vast majority of posters already had firm ideas of who they were going to back, and were very unlikely to be swayed by even the most intense barrages.

[Trajan]

32. Yes ... I support the Democratic candidate for President ....

Not the GOP candidate ....

[MasterDarkNinja]

33. Didn't really pay much attention to primaries in 04

Back in 04 while I was strongly antiBush, I wasn't really reading up on news about the democratic party and their presidential candidate. I kind of supported Dean from what I saw on the news, but Dean was the only democrat running that I knew the name of. I liked how Dean prioritized a balanced budget to.