Clark cannot win the general election

[Brian_Expat]

His support in the liberal northeast is too low, and the northeast is a vital part of the country.

[deminflorida]

1. They can always vote for Bush...

it's a free country....

[jmaier]

2. That's good to know

It will keep me from wasting my vote next November on Clark.




Wes Clark. He will make an extraordinary American President.

[BobbyJay]

3. Actually Clark can and WILL win the general election

[quaker bill]

16. He does have to get there first

But if he does I will support him.

He has not had had to deal with the full frontal assault that has been delivered to Dean of late. If in fact this recent poll is not the same sort of abberation the last one was, then I expect Clark has finally risen high enough to start drawing fire from the Washingtonians and the Punditocracy.

There is a significant drawback to a heavily detailed tax plan. It is just that much more to cut apart. I think we will soon see how well it and he holds up under fire.

Promises to be an interesting week.

[deminflorida]

22. Half that full frontal assault has come as a result of Dean's

mouth...

You know what they say, you build it, they will come.

[JPJones]

4. Pretty weak

Is that the best argument you can make?

Actually, I think it is.

[Bread and Circus]

38. LOL

[grasswire]

5. if he's the candidate of the Clintons....

...then he'll do just fine in the liberal northeast.

[incapsulated]

6. That's it!

Your stunning analysis has convinced me! All the liberals in the northeast are going to either vote for Bush or stay home! What was I thinking??

 
 

[Brian_Expat]

8. Hey, if it's good for the goose. . .

. . . it's good for the gander.

[Mz Pip]

7. Oh, ok

I'll vote for Carol now. :crazy:

MzPip
:dem:

[windansea]

9. LOL

just your impression or what?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

Clark is the strongest candidate out there!!! Of course he is...

going to beat Bush next year! :wtf: are your talking about???

:eyes:

[MariaS]

10. And Dean Can't win in the south

and blah blah blah. Isn't this stuff getting old. Clark doesn't take shots at Dean and Dean doesn't take shots at Clark so why must their supporters. Do you have a crystal ball? Have you talked to every single person in the northeast. When you can answer yes to either of these questions than come back and post your dribble.

[Brian_Expat]

15. Of course it's getting old. . .

. . . I just thought it would be interesting to see if the people who are accepting an argument for their candidate on one hand would accept a similar argument against theirs on the other hand. So far, the answer is Naaaaaah. . .

[Scott Lee]

23. Woops, but he is!

Dean is leading your boy in the South by 3:1.

Ouch.

[MariaS]

30. I don't get this

obsessions with polls. How can anyone possibly gauge how the majority is leaning when you only ask a few hundred out of millions. They make no sense and neither does anyone who puts any faith in them especially when undecided is really leading.

[Capn Sunshine]

11. It's impossible to win the Southwest with Clark

he's just too military. He can't win the southwest. People just won't vote for him.

[deminflorida]

20. One word...

Bill Richardson....

[Fleshdancer]

12. They don't get it.

Substitute Clark with Dean and northwest with south and it's their argument over and over and over and over and over.......

Oh well. I guess I'll just have to live with the ridiculous excuse that we're suppose to make strange claims and speculation because it's the primaries. :eyes:

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[deminflorida]

21. Tell ya what, I'd love to have Al on the ticket.....

South Carolina and the rest of the South would be a sweep then...

And after all the black voters from my state that were disenfranchised in 2000, I'd welcome it...

[Kathleen04]

17. Weak.

So you're saying the LIBERAL northeast is going to go to Bush?

Right. :eyes:

And, the 3rd parties aren't strong enough to take the northeast...if that's what you're thinking.

[xultar]

18. What ever you say. n/t

[deminflorida]

19. Looks like the Dean crying game has already started....

put your fingers in your ears, it's going to get louder...as the polls start coming out..

[Tweed]

24. Liberals are going to vote for liberals

Do you think that liberals are going to vote for Bush? Are you thinking straight? Your argument is couldn't be more pointless.

[xultar]

25. Eureka! You're right! n/t

[Forkboy]

26. Let's face it...these "can't win" threads...

whether they be about Clark or Dean or Kerry are just so much self-wanking opinions.

[Walt Starr]

27. You're absolutely correct. If Clark is nominated, I doubt if he takes even

one state.

Nobody but Dean '04

[maxr4clark]

35. You can always write Dean in.

[ButterflyBlood]

28. yeah, they'll vote for Bush instead

:eyes:

[angee_is_mad]

29. I respectfully disagree

and will win some of the northeast and he will have the south locked down. That is an awesome combo.

[maddezmom]

31. this from the guy that wanted to take the south off the table

give me a break. Don't like the stereotype of Yankee, now your've earned it.

[Brian_Expat]

43. Not just Yankee, sweetie

Yankee homosexual. Fear me!

[DemDogs]

32. Imagine Bush's commercials

That's why Clark can't win: the commercials Bush will run will feature glowing tributes to Bush and his team . . . by Clark. Oh, Clark can explain them away or try to, but it won't matter. He said it; he has to live with it. Question is: how much in pain will you be if you nominate him and then have to watch those commercials for months on end?
Clark can't win, and regional issues have nothing to do with it. Clark has only himself to blame for why he would get clobbered.

[Lobo_13]

33. Too bad he won't have the money to

Yeah, that whole 45 million cap is going to hamper his ability to explain himself to his newfound Democrat brethren.

[Brian_Expat]

44. Absolutely. All Bush needs to do is. . .

. . . play Clark's glowing compliments of his team and policies and ask when Clark was lying -- then or now. Ouch.

Southerners may not vote for a northerner, but northerners definitely won't vote for a liar.

[Renew Deal]

34. Yeah, OK

Sure. Whatever you say. Mass and NY are going to vote republican? VT too right?

[janx]

36. Clark is supposed to be a southerner. Therefore, he

cannot win any place but the south.

[hellhathnofury]

37. PA, we lose PA and it's game over.

[Renew Deal]

39. Not if we win

Louisiana, or WV or Ohio. Mixed with another state.

[hellhathnofury]

46. You want to take that risk.

We don't necesserily need the South. I think the goal should be taking Ohio and Missouri. Then hold.

I'm tired of letting the Republicans pick our canidates. The South should not have the final say in who are nominee is, in fact they have very little, if any. I think the key is ability to win those two and hold. Florida barring Jeb is a good idea too.

[in_cog_ni_to]

40. Clark WILL win the GE....................n/t

[Forkboy]

41. opinion and nothing more

sorry

[Hoppin_Mad]

42. Once his dirty laundry is aired I doubt he could be elected dogcatcher

Jackson Stevens > Club for Growth > BCCI

[oasis]

48. dirty laundry...pish posh

:tinfoilhat:

[CalebHayes]

45. Yeah, NO... The northeast has always gone our way... Don't worry about it!

Dean can't win in the South.

[hellhathnofury]

47. Yes that's why Bush has been to Pennsylvania more than 20 times so far.

He's been to Ohio alot too.

It's the rust belt, not the South this election.

You can't ignore your base forever, it just might bite you in the butt.

[CalebHayes]

49. PLEASE, we are not going to lose PA. And we never win Ohio.

[bain_sidhe]

50. LOL

Good one! Thanks for lightening the tone a bit!