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| Village Voice : John Kerry Must Go |
| 2004-04-27 |
| Note to Democrats: it’s not too late to draft someone—anyone—else Oh nuts, it was startin’ to get fun! With the air gushing out of John Kerry’s balloon, it may be only a matter of time until political insiders in Washington face the dread reality that the junior senator from Massachusetts doesn’t have what it takes to win and has got to go. As arrogant and out of it as the Democratic political establishment is, even these pols know the party’s got to have someone to run against George Bush. They can’t exactly expect the president to self-destruct into thin air. This is so much fun that fellow bloggers should read this for themselves! panic - alarm - destruction - famine - plague |
| Posted by:Anonymous4052 |
| #13 OP, do you think they will be smart enough to go with a low profile guy? Wouldn't it be harder to counter a last minute nomination of Richardson - I think his name is - from Arizona. In each case it has taken quite a while for the populous to develop a disliking for DNC candidate. There may not be enough of a chance for the garbage to ferment in the hot sun before the American people understand the faults of a last minute entry. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-27 11:57:28 PM |
| #12 The real problem is, Kerry is the best the Dummycrats have. Kennedy's got more baggage than he's got blubber, and that's saying a lot. Daschle's going to have a hard time keeping his Senate seat. Hillary's political career crashed with the twin towers. Edwards is all image and no substance. Dean is 40 fingernails on a nationwide blackboard. Joe Lieberman would be a good choice, but the Clintons hate him with a fiery passion, and Terry McAuliffe still controls the Democratic purse strings. The only Democrat that could attract centrist voters is Zell Miller, and he's already said he'll support Bush. It's going to be a very interesting fall... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-04-27 11:52:08 PM |
| #11 If I were running the DNC, I would throw Biden out there late in the game. Edwards, Clark, and Dean are all damaged. Hillary would certainly energize the base but I'm not sure which base. As soon as Kerry is toast, the DNC will run a real centrist. Nader will immediately drop out - he is only there to make Kerry look centrist and to drop out at the last minute passing the bottled-rage of Deaniacs off at the last minute before they can become apathetic and embittered. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-04-27 10:33:56 PM |
| #10 Heh..heh..it took 30 years, but he's finally getting his due. |
| Posted by: B 2004-04-27 10:20:25 PM |
| #9 So, the Dem hierarchy will regret screwing Howard the Screech? Why, for pity's sake? That tells you where Ridgeway is coming from in this article: the weird-left wing of the Dems, the fruitbats as I (and other die-hard Truman-Rayburn Dems) call them. The I knew the lefty fruitbat establishment in the Democratic party would eventually catch on to something I've been trying to tell you guys all along: Lurch is not their man in spite of his moth-eaten hippy rebel credentials. I thought this revolt would happen after the election, if Kerry happened to win, but the lefties have apparently decided that it is better to demonize Bush for another 4 years than one of their own. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-04-27 10:05:04 PM |
| #8 El Id,the Demo's absolutely HATE Rudy.They'll nominate Rudy as their Pres. cadidate the day after OBL coverts to Judaism. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-04-27 9:21:52 PM |
| #7 Methinks they'll try to draft Rudy Giuliani.After coming against the FMA,it's not like he's going to ever become a Republican president - right?So from a purely mercenary perspective,this would be a good time to jump ship. |
| Posted by: El Id 2004-04-27 9:05:25 PM |
| #6 If the Dimmy's are taking their marching orders from the Village Voice, they're in even deeper shit then I thought. But nothing would surprise me. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-04-27 8:53:03 PM |
| #5 Sounds like the Dems are pulling a Torricelli (last-minute substitution) maneuver. Will they draft Hillary? |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-04-27 8:43:13 PM |
| #4 there is some beauty to such a strategy though, if you could get Kerry to go for it, he could go supernegative and trash Bush. Then Edwards shows up all squeeky clean. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-04-27 8:39:49 PM |
| #3 So what happens next. They try to convince his delegates to vote for someone else? They try to convince Kerry to step down and tell his delegates to vote for someone else? If either happened Kerry would make history, and not in the way I think he'd like to be remembered. I think he'll tough it out and go down fighting, however meekly, to the end. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-04-27 8:39:01 PM |
| #2 Waitaminnit... I thought the Democrats were supposed to be united as never before? It's a blessing, I suppose, that my parents didn't live to see what's become of their beloved Party. Yeeesh... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-04-27 8:26:38 PM |
| #1 As Kaus sez: It's the Torricelli option..... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-27 8:08:12 PM |