Should Dean Endorse Edwards?

[seventhson]

I believe he should.

I oppose Kerry as the nominee and want somebody else.

I think Edwards has a better chance of beating Bush in the GE.

But what do you all think?

[ShaneGR]

1. I didn't vote, because I'm an Edwards supporter who wants the endorsement

:beer:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. Kerry is the stronger candidate in the GE. If Dean backs Edwards...

and Edwards gets the nomination, I may not vote for him.

[ShaneGR]

5. Boy, that's really going to bring people to your side

I won't vote to get rid of Bush. I'm sure thousands will flock to that message.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

12. I said this as a protest against the Kerry bashers here!

All I am hearing is that Kerry is "unprincipled", he's an "insider",
he voted for IWR, and the Patriot Act, he's Skull and Bones, he's
and "elitist", he's "weak", and he "can't win".

Edwards must be unprincipled too. Afterall, he voted for the
IWR and the Patriot Act!!! What makes him stronger in the GE?
Tell me that!!!!! Kerry has a strong defense/national security record. Kerry wins the working class vote time and time again!

All I hear is how Rove is going to paint Kerry as a
"Massachussetts Liberal" and now and "adulterer" with this affair
nonsense. Anyone who thinks that Edwards is stronger should remember
that he was a trial lawyer! Rove will paint him as an
"ambulance chaser"! How does that sound. Americans do not want an
ambulance chaser!

Don't tell me that Kerry is so bad, don't tell me that he is
evil.

While we are at it, where does Howard Dean get off talking about
honesty of the goverment when he won't release his records?

:mad:

[mandyky]

3. I'd prefer Dean not endorse anyone

unless he drops out and takes his name off the ballots. He could talk nice about Edwards as compared to Kerry, but no endorsement, yet.

[diamondsoul]

4. I'm the lone voter

for I have not been a Dean supporter and I do NOT want him to endorse Edwards.*sigh*

He needs to come out for Kucinich if he has to endorse. I know they don't have any love lost between them but their supporters need to join forces or we have no hope at all.

[rucky]

6. I'm a lone voter with you

[Padraig18]

7. From what CNN just reported....

... this may soon cease to be a hypothetical question. :)

[NoPasaran]

8. Neutral

Kerry and Edwards are two peas in the same pod.

[seventhson]

24. I disagree

I am a Dean supporter who actually thinks Edwards has better electability than Kerry and is independent of the Skulleton crew.

I admire his work as an attorney and I think his southerner status makes him more electable for independents and crossover republicans.

The primary yesterday proved his ability to attract crossover votes and I see him as probably more progressive than Kerry.

But Kerry's elitist ties trouble me more than anything else and makes Edwards much more attractive to me and, I believe, a better human being.

[ihaveaquestion]

9. Other - Dean shouldn't endorse anyone.

I like Dean and I think he's done a great service to democrats by running with the issues he did.


But.....His endorsement runs the risk of poisoning repugs against anyone he endorses.

Just my opinion....

[RogueTrooper]

10. I hope he goes for Edwards

:yourock:

[Padraig18]

11. So do I.

After last night, Howard made me believe in something else--- a Kerry nomination is NOT inevitable.

[maddezmom]

13. voted don't care

However, I remember quite a few Dean supporters being up in arms when Clark endorsed Kerry. Funny how some folks perspective changes in a week or so.

[Carolina]

22. I hope Dean does what Clark should have

which is stay away from any endorsement until the end of the primaries.

Clark bowing out before Super Tuesday was a punch in the gut for me. But to turn and endorse Kerry in the same week was a double blow that left me bitter.

Howard Dean knows all to well the ups and downs of endorsements (I think Gore hurt him), and he should thank his supporters and encourage them to continue the fight and the enthusiasm that his campaign evoked. He should tell them that if they don't like the way things have been going and are going, they still have a choice ...

That says it ALL.

[CWebster]

14. Most Dean supporters I encounter

are more anti-Kerry than pro-Edwards...

What goes around, comes around.

[Padraig18]

16. Karma will bite you in the arse every time!

:evilgrin:

[Doctor Pedantic]

17. Well, this Dean Supporter

Happens to really like Edwards as a candidate. In fact, I was leaning towards Edwards before I heard Dean (in January 2003).

W's biggest strenght seems to be his aw-shucks likeability. Edwards has that, too, and it comes across as more sincere. He's very charismatic and a great speaker, and I think he'd be a formidable candidate. I'm probably closer to Kerry on the issues, but if we really want to beat Bush, I think Edwards is a far better choice.

[edzontar]

23. That's me, fer sure. I like Edwards somewhat, and detest Kerry.

I hope Dean stays neutral, but the main thing is that he does NOT endorse JK.

[HFishbine]

15. Only if

Dean gets the VP nod.

[mzmolly]

20. I like the sound of that.

:hi:

[jansu]

18. Electoral College Count

BUSH 286/KERRY 252
BUSH 273/EDWARDS 265

Edwards does better, but Bush wins this one......Just reporting what is being shown now.....We must decide who can beat Bush. Right now, Edwards has a 13 point advantage. Don't know why.

[mzmolly]

19. It's up to Howard Dean.

*

[dansolo]

21. Neutral

But I don't mind if he has nice things to say about Edwards.

[DjTj]

25. So Edwards supporters don't get to vote.

...I would want Dean to endorse Edwards, but maybe that's just me :P

[West Coast Democrat]

26. So all of this War Resolution grandstanding was bogus then?

I figured as much

[DeepModem Mom]

27. I kind of revere Dean -- I wish he'd stay above the fray,

if he's not a candidate himself.

[littlejoe]

28. Dean should endorse anyone he feels comfortable with.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. He shouldn't endorse either of the pro-war candidates.

I'll be mildly disappointed if he does..and vote Green anyway.

[ecstatic]

30. yes, but he should add in a disclaimer about the war

So he doesn't come across as a hypocrite.

[enki23]

31. wish he'd endorse kucinich

but that's just me. it wouldn't matter much if he did anyway.