>(I was talking to someone the other night about this, and they made
>a really odd comment. "Suppose Dean gets the nomination," they said.
>"Don't you think that's going to do more harm to the Democrats?
>Don't you think it'll drive mainstream Democrats away?" Call me
>rude, but I replied, that that was "utter and complete bullshit.
>First of all, you're confusing mainstream Democrats with the DLC.
>Second, mainstream Democrats don't bail on the party; they're the
>ones who bitched about spoilers like Nader, remember? And if they
>_did_ ditch the party because their candidate wasn't selected,
>especially when the target is Bush Junior, well, what does that say
>about _them_? Why try to appease such people?")
Where'd the idea that Dean is so liberal come from? He's not. He's not quite DLC, but he's no raving leftie either.
I'm thinking of starting a "Marxists for Dean" caucus, with the slogan, "It's conjunctural, man." Any volunteers to sign the initial manifesto?
Doug