Who Would Be Our Strongest Candidate In A General Election?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[maveric]

1. Where's Al Gore?

:shrug:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Is He Running?

I could say the ghost of John Kennedy...

[earthlover]

6. I agree....the way the question was worded, Gore should be one of the choices

But the Best Choice would be CLARK!!

Gore/Clark Clark/Gore....so unstoppable they may as well cancell the election, except for one thing: it would be nice to see the biggest landslide in the history of the United States.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. Obama Is My First Choice... Edwards My Second Choice

I have donated to both and both would be fine with me... I just desperately want to win...

[MrSlayer]

4. Of those running, Edwards.

Obviously I think Clark or Gore would be strongest if either were in it.

[Va Lefty]

10. I agree

I've been hoping Gore would get in but it doesn't look like that's going to happen so I'm backing Edwards

[MrSlayer]

14. Me too.

I don't think General Clark is getting in either so I'm going with Edwards.

[Sapphire Blue]

5. John Edwards!

Transformational Change For America And The World - JOHN EDWARDS for PRESIDENT 2008

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A true revolution of values

"I'm proposing we set a national goal of eliminating poverty in the next 30 years." - JOHN EDWARDS 08

"If you call wanting to give everybody a chance 'class warfare,' then so be it. That's what I'm for." - JOHN EDWARDS 08

"Every time another radical Republican running for president speaks, the American people are reminded of how out of touch with economic reality they are." - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Building One America Starts in New Orleans - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Silence is Betrayal - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Moral Leadership - JOHN EDWARDS 08

Ending Poverty in America - edited by Senator John Edwards

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. Yikes

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[cui bono]

13. You say that

yet you seem so hesitant.

;)

[derby378]

8. I'm leaning towards Bill Richardson

He has the diplomacy skills to rebuild our standing in the world. He can bridge the immigration debate better than anyone else, being the first Hispanic President of the United States. He has no history of gun-grabbing, while Clinton and Obama do.

He's a good man who deserves more of a listen.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. What's Gun Grabbing?

Yeah- he seems all right but he isn't catching on... Unfortunately elections turn out to be popularity or beauty contests...

[eggman67]

19. Not to mention that...

...as a Governor he has Executive experience, and as an Ambassador strong foreign policy experience. He was also head of the Department of Energy.

[derby378]

21. I think you just sealed the deal for me...

It's time for a new Bill in the White House. :hi:

[rucky]

9. I'm going to go out on a limb and say Biden.

He talks plain and tough and he's a white guy and Americans like that kind of stuff.

[Peregrine Took]

12. Al Gore.

[mod mom]

32. ditto

[cui bono]

15. Edwards. Especially if he keeps framing it about the people vs rich/corporations. n/t

[Botany]

16. and this why "they" are trying to destroy Edwards

Outside of Al G., Edwards is the strongest person.

[LostInAnomie]

17. Edwards

[B Calm]

18. I am putting my money on Edwards! Hillary is the Corporate Media's Choice

[mondo joe]

20. I think Edwards, though he's not running a great campaign. I think Hillary is the best fighter,

which could serve her well in the general election.

[Buzz Clik]

22. Could you please run this every day from now until the last day of the convention?

thanks.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

30. How

?

[Buzz Clik]

35. It's already happening. No further action needed.

We are polled on our preference for Dem candidates two or three times per day, every day.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

36. Oh

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[Buzz Clik]

37. ...sorry. I just feel that, with about half a year before the first primary/ballot/caucus...

it's too early.

[demnan]

23. I'd have to say Hillary

For all the non-political people I know, from plumbers to construction workers to my niece who drives a tow truck, Hilliary is the one.

I don't agree, but that's what I observe.

[cgrindley]

33. She's going to be the next president

she's the only one who can defeat Guiliani or Thompson. I don't know why people here are having such difficulty seeing the polls and cold reason.

[beastieboy]

39. I agree

[ThomWV]

24. Al Gore

[pinto]

25. I think Edwards is posing the issue of wage disparity particularly well,

his 'Two Americas' point was a take off point for him, imo. He's got a populist passion that is resonating with voters. Clinton's running a polished, and adept campaign. She has done very well in the debates. Calm, personable and assured in what little give and take there has been afforded. She has broader support than most people assume, as well, and understands the issues from an inside perspective, especially with her Senate tenure. Obama is a brilliant speaker, probably the most intellectual of the lot, is quickly learning the ropes, has considerable support and some good ideas. I think he will be a great politician and on our national stage for years to come.

I voted for Richardson in this poll. As the question was posed, I think in today's setting, with the collapse of foreign policy, a war that seems to have no end in sight nor clear objective, the inexperience throughout the federal administrative system, and general ineptitude at managing a large bureaucracy (while undermining it), Richardson may well present a reasoned, experienced choice.

That said, I don't think we have a poor choice in the lineup and will support any of our primary candidates that become our nominee.

[EndElectoral]

26. Wow...surprisingly this is a route

[salin]

27. IMO, wrong question...

I think any democrat wins by such a large margin, it is unquestionable (ergo the margin is to large for fraudulent activities to work without becoming apparent). This is the only time I have believed this in my adult life time (i.e., since I have had political awareness). To me, the question, is who is best qualified in undoing the damage wraught by the bushjr years.

[saltpoint]

28. John Edwards. If Edwards were to win our nomination I believe the

electoral map will go bluer than it's been in a long, long time.

I will be supporting our ticket on a no-matter-what basis but will cast a proud vote for Senator Edwards in the primary.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

34. I Really Don't See The Electoral Map Changing Much...

I think it changes a bit but just enough swing things in our favor... New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado , Florida , and Virginia might go blue and that will be enough...

[saltpoint]

40. Hell, I'll take every one of those states you listed. If Richardson does not

become the nominee, his becoming the veep nominee is going to give us back New Mexico, likely by a comfortable margin. Republicans there are running scared, and properly so.

Napolitano can help us organizationally in Arizona. It's a tough fight there, but with McCain in national decline, and Goldwater long dead, it could be our time. Maybe we can have a watershed year in Arizona.

I'm thinking Colorado definitely. It's clear we're flirting hard with those voters and they gave us some encouraging results in recent statewide and congressional district races there. And just so they know we're serious, we're holding our convention in their largest city.

George Allen is likely still licking his wounds as more and more Democrats gain traction in Virginia. I'm for it. I know a good handful of people down there and they are energized to take that Senate seat and the whole state in 08.

[B Calm]

29. kick

[Clark2008]

31. Wesley Clark or Al Gore

John Edwards won't get many Southern and mid-Western white male swing votes. We have to have those to flip a state or two.

Unfortunately, neither will HRC or Obama.

[IndianaJones]

38. Clinton. nt.

[jmowreader]

41. None of the above. Brian Schweitzer.

He has executive experience in both government (governor of Montana) and private sector (rancher, irrigation contractor) roles.

He has experience in the international arena (he built the world's largest dairy farm in Saudi Arabia).

He speaks Arabic fluently.

He has the only workable plan for solving America's number-one problem, namely the need to wean ourselves from foreign oil.

He holds a college degree in a scientific discipline. So does his wife.

He can work with Republicans--his lieutenant governor is one.

So far as we know, Grandpa Schweitzer was never a Nazi, his father never armed Osama bin Laden, his wife never went out in Jack Nicholson's face and the Bag Lady's dress, and none of his kids' "drunk off your ass, smoking with one hand and punching people with the other" pictures have ever appeared in the National Enquirer.

And, so far as anyone knows, Brian Schweitzer does not own one garment with a picture of a Scotty Dog on it.

Oh, and speaking of dogs...Jag is WAY cooler than that...that thing Bush hauls around.

Assuming we can convince Governor Schweitzer that, inside the Beltway, a bolo tie is not dressed up. Here's the administration I want:

President Brian Schweitzer
Vice President Wesley Clark
Secretary of State Bill Clinton
Secretary of Agriculture Nancy Schweitzer
Surgeon General George Tiller (google "Tiller the Killer" and you'll see why...George Tiller is a late-term abortion doctor.)

[losthills]

42. Gore is not running.

And it's too late to wish for that.

John Edwards is the only Democratic candidate that can win in the general election.

Hilary and Obama have sucked up all the money, but they have no message, no promise, and no one believes anything they say.

'08 is crucial. It is time to focus.

[Bluebear]

43. Wow, this is a good old-fashioned trouncing!