Clark Supporters: do you want Kerry to drop out and endorse the Gen?

[jeter]

Kerry will finish third in New Hampshire. An embarrassment of gigantic proportions for someone from Massachusettes. No one from Massachusettes has ever lost the New Hampshire primary, never mind come in third.

But latest polls have Clark trailing Dean only 9%. Kerry's support is still at about 13%. If Kerry really believes that Dean can't win...blah, blah, blah, should he drop out and endorse Clark?

If Dean stumbles in Iowa and Clark wins New Hampshire. Dean's candidacy is dead in the water.

[jmaier]

1. I'd vote for

Kerry should stay in as long as he wants to -- I don't see any reason why he should drop and support anyone at this juncture.

[mikewriter]

2. Kerry should drop out and not

endorse anyone.

[Kathleen04]

4. If, when Kerry drops out..I agree.

I'd rather have all of the candidates who drop out hold their tongues and support the nominee. Let the process play out on its own.

[mikewriter]

41. I feel you Kathleen

I think we all need to bow out gracefully if our candidate doesn't get the nomination and support the one who does. Our main goal is to defeat Bush. Correct?

[maddezmom]

5. agree, didn't vote

let's see what happens in IA, if Kerry places 2nd he could really come on strong in NH. only time will tell. ;)

[mmonk]

3. I'll take any supporters who come our way

but it is a Kerry campaign matter. Kerry should run as long as he can unless the support just isn't there.

[davidinalameda]

6. Kerry should drop out if he finishes lower than 2nd in NH

of course, I am a Clark supporter so take my comments with the appropriate grain of salt

I did start out supporting Kerry. I really respect and admire him. He will be president one day but just not now.

[jeter]

13. Kerry will drop out even if he finishes second

How could he survive? Where would his candidacy get its "juice" from?

Listen the purpose of the first couple of primaries is always to weed out the long list of candidates.

Usually two or three candidates emerge after New Hampshire.

Kerry won't win South Carolina or any of those primaries.

So what will he do just hang around as a third wheel no one will vote for?

My bet, if he loses New Hampshire, he's toast.

[KC21304]

16. I think a Clark supporter who would like the support of Kerry

should be a little more tactful.

Kerry/Clark/04

[maddezmom]

25. for the record

in an earlier thread, the poster supported Dean. :)

[DoveTurnedHawk]

38. Jeter Supports Dean, Not Clark (eom)

DTH

[Hoppin_Mad]

7. If - If - If - LOL -eom-

[Clark Can WIN]

8. I'd love to have Kerry's endorsement

But he won't be dropping out anytime soon.

[sandnsea]

9. Dean should drop out and go home

That's what I think.

[Padraig18]

18. Won't happen.

That's what I think.

[AntiCoup2K4]

23. I do believe

I've heard this one before B-)

[TeacherCreature]

30. umm but that would be stupid

since he is the front runner.

[_NorCal_D_]

10. Kerry should stay in the race.

Of course I wouldn't be offended if he does decide to drop out and endorse Clark. B-)

[isbister]

14. Kerry should stay in the race

He's the only hope America, and the world, has.

[SahaleArm]

22. Tell him to quit back-biting...

Sending Shaheen to do his dirty work was atrocious.

[cindyw]

11. Call me a dreamer.

I dream of a man like John F. Kerry being President of the United States. That's all I have to say about that.

[TeacherCreature]

36. he is dreamy

isn't he?

[jadesfire]

12. i think this is the most scientific poll we've seen asked

sorry for the scarcasm but of course all of the non-kerry supporters are going to vote yeah and all of the kerry supporters will vote neah

; )

[kayleybeth]

15. Of course I WANT him to

but I sure don't expect it of him, especially this early in the game. He still has a pretty good shot at 2nd in NH, if you ask me. Let's not count our chickens just yet :-)

[kerry-is-my-prez]

17. If he gets beat by Clark in New Hamp and loses Mass, yes

I love Kerry and I hate to see him use his own money and lose political capital...

[Qutzupalotl]

19. As much as I'd like to see the crowd thinned a little...

they all have something to contribute. Kerry should stay in and keep fighting. If he gets the nomination, he'd be a great President. Same with Edwards, Dean, Gephardt and Kucinich.

Sharpton and Mosely-Braun have good input at the debates, but won't win the nomination. Lieberman would be a long-shot for the nomination, but would be soundly defeated by Bush. So these three are who I'm hoping will drop out after Iowa or NH.

[Jack_Dawson]

20. What I most want is for Lieberman to go away

After that, I really don't care. Narrowing the field at some point would probably be good for our party, though.

[KittyWampus]

21. I Think This Is Demoralizing To Kerry Supporters

Kerry will do what is best, IMO.

If he stays in the Senate... I hope he recoups and ROARS LIKE A LION in 2004!

[readmylips]

24. Clark and Kerry should drop of....

before Dean kicks their butts.

[TeacherCreature]

35. that sounds like a plan

Another poster says Kerry and Clark do everything together. They are in solidarity man!

[isbister]

26. Clark should drop out

we need a well-rounded Presidential candidate. bush has messed thing up so badly, we cannot afford a President that will need to be trained.

[kerryistheanswer]

27. THis is a ridiculous poll

All Clark supporters will be extremely dissapointed in their candidate's third place finish in NH. Just keep underestimating John Kerry - it'll build on the "comeback kid" story that the media picks up on. From there, we will rollover the rest of the country.

[maddezmom]

29. please keep in mind

that anyone of the candidates can vote in this poll. I think this is a stupid poll, too. Ever think it's doing exactly what it intended, to cause infighting between Kerry and Clark on DU?

[TeacherCreature]

32. yeah it's not like Kerry and Clark are in competition

or anything

[maddezmom]

34. they are without a doubt

:)

[Feanorcurufinwe]

28. You have stated your speculation about the future as if it were fact.

Your poll is nothing but wishful thinking.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

31. This Is Kinda Silly

As a Clark supporter, I want ALL of the rest of the candidates to drop out and endorse Clark. I'm sure die-hard Kerry supporters feel the same way.

Oh, and I STILL like Kerry miles better than Howard Dean.

:P

DTH

[KaraokeKarlton]

33. How presumptuous of Clark supporters

to think that Clark is a better candidate than Kerry is. Although I disagree with Kerry on plenty of issues, he's a far better candidate than Clark could ever hope to be. And he has an actual record to look at and wouldn't be caught dead fundraising for Bush and Cheney. If one of the two should drop out to support the other, it should be Clark that drops out and supports Kerry, not the other way around. :eyes:

[DoveTurnedHawk]

37. God, What a Weak Attempt at Fomenting Discord

I'm sorry everyone else hates Dean, but that doesn't mean we're going to start hating each other, just because some Dean supporters might want to see that happen.

DTH

[Cheswick2.0]

40. yes we know ya'll are in solidarity

I think Kerry has gotten the short end of that stick. I guess he does too since he is questioning Clark in public.

[KaraokeKarlton]

42. What are you talking about?

I'm stating my opinion that Clark sucks as a candidate. Between his PNAC connections, support for the School of the Americas and his fundraising and praise for Bush and Cheney...he sucks elephant ass. While I don't like Kerry and he's not anywhere near my first choice, he's a hell of a lot better than Clark could ever hope to be, and by God his record at least proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he is, in fact, a Democrat. Sure, he made some shitty votes, but he's still a proven Democrat, not just an opportunistic Johnny Come Lately.

[andym]

39. Let's see who the real frontrunner is first.

Let's see who the real frontrunner is before we try to
guess who might drop out. The way to do that is to count
votes.

[retyred]

43. Stay In

till the last breath is drawn.


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[dfong63]

44. after Kerry's spokeswoman said Clark is "not a democrat"?

... i doubt Kerry's going to endorse Clark. and after all the verbal missiles Kerry has hurled at Dean, i doubt he would ensorse Dean either. :) so who's left? Gep? Edwards?