Yes but I imagine Harlem is largely Democratic. I don't know if he would gain the same reception in Manhatten besides the resepct you give past presidents. I am not arguing Clinton doesn't have influence. He does. But some people do blame him for Gore losing.

And that Clinton fired him from his position as NATO Commander.

Yet Bill and Hillary influenced him to run. I think they will endorse who they think could benifit the party most. Doesn't really matter they have past diferences.

You may be right about that, but nobody thought a Catholic could be elected President when JFK was. It was a huge issue.

Of course the Catholics didn't have an Israel type issue to deal with.

Lieberman was very close to being "a heartbeat away" from the Presidency as Gore's runningmate.

A Liberman candidacy would be interesting to watch.

I still wouldn't put my money on anyone that isn't male and protestant. Even on a Catholic.

VP is a deadend position. Only recently has it been turned into something it's not. A VP isn't supposed to be in the media and worrying about his presidential campaign. More often than not, he's been thrown in as vp because it will limit his future.

-Rudey

Well, history would certainly support you on that. It would be nice to think we're past those barriers -- but that would also be Pollyannish (is that a word?), unfortunately.

Also, who better to represent a G-d fearing Christian (protestant) than another Christian (protestant)? Yeah I'd say it's people's fears and antiquated mentalities mostly, but also demographics.

-Rudey

Dean plays like a flaming liberal, but he's actually a centrist. He left Vermont with a balanced budget. I think he's just been made the liberal candidate, because of his vehement anti-war stance.