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In reply to the discussion: Is there trolling going on here in regards to Obama? Like [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)in the way of excitement for these fringe and unlikely candidates on the ground. It's all internet chatter, nothing more.
There was a lot of internet chatter about Howard Dean, too--a guy I happened to really LIKE (and he appealed to me more than my own Senator who ended up getting the nom, truth be told). Unfortunately, a whole shitload of talkers didn't show up to help the guy--with either money or time.
Without a ground game, you're nothing--HD knows that, HRC does too...and so do all of the Didn't Rans who have thought about it and haven't come busting out, ready to do battle, because they know that in this era of Big Money, even though none of us like it and would prefer campaign finance reform to level the playing field, it ain't happening. Money talks, and I'd rather DEM money talked the loudest, at least until we can get a more sane system in place.