Gore backs Dean
 

Okay, so I'm certainly not the best person to start this topic. Considering I'm way to into the GOP to see straight. But I really wanted to know what people think on this. But it seems to me that Dean isn't exactly the right candidate for someone who ran for Pres last term to back. And Joe L., although I know friendship is not the name of the game, seemed really disappointed and hurt with Gore's decision - especially since he had to find out through the media. I dont' know, I think Dean is a lil' too liberal. If I was going to pick a Dem. cand. I would maybe vote for guy they had on MTV tonight(Clark??). Sorry I can't remember his name, I know thats bad :( ! But he wants to give 6,000.00 to college kids. I dont' think it'll work, or at least that much will - but its an interesting concept. Plus, he really is trying to fit in with the younger crowd.


I could be way off base. Any opinions about Gore's decision?

He's alive?
 

He's still alive? Who gives a crap?

-Rudey
--Sales performance sheets at 12:16AM are amazingly fun.

I have to do a report on it :rolleyes: , stupid ethics class. So technically I have to give a crap? But I was curious on opinions, b/c that's not what my papers about.

Gore is just backing the Democrat he thinks can beat Bush plain and simple. I think Dean maybe more liberal than the others but if he is the final Democratic canidate he will have my vote.

Bush must be pleased with Dean gaining momentum. This is like running against Nader for the general election. Many moderates will be turned off by Dean's policies and opinions.

if Gore wants to back someone even this early in the game then that's fine...not really a problem with that, but I agree with many about how Gore shouldve called his former running mate Joe Lieberman before any press conference and told him, instead of doing it after........too little too late there. That was just plain rude and a slap in the face. My vote will still go to Bush regardless, but still..........where is the common courtesy here?

Dean may be very liberal but I would say Bush is pretty conservative. Moderates will just have to pick the lesser or the 2 evils in their minds.

With the election still almost a year away, I would rather Gore had kept his own council untill the Democratic field thinned itself out a bit.

I'm not much of a Dean fan at this point.

And, as you all know, not that much of a Bush fan either.

"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle again."

Not really. Dean really isn't as liberal as much of the media has made him out to be, and he's certainly not as liberal as Nader.

As TKE said, Dean is about as left as Bush is right, if that. I think the issue is that what is considered "moderate" by the media has swung to the right in recent years. Ten years ago Dean would have been simply "liberal," not "too liberal."

hahaha, you crack me up :D

I understand the Democratic party would never go with Lieberman because he's a Jew and well, this country wouldn't elect a Jew for a while. He would have been the new Carter and pulled away an incredibly high number of evangelical and Jewish votes from the Republican party. But aside from him, Clark and Kerry are incredibly impressive people. It's as if one person pretty much decided the direction the Democratic party should take.

-Rudey
--But that's my opinion.

I don't think Gore's backing of Dean mean he will get the nomination. Alot can happen between now and then. Look at the 2000 primaries. McCain seemed to be in the lead and won some of the begining primaries but Bush ended up gettting the nod.

No - Clinton can endorse Clark.

-Rudey
--The drama unfolds.

I am thinking Clinton endorsing Clark is likely unless he feels Clark can't win. If Clinton does endorse him and the voters listen to Gore and Clinton those will be the 2 front runners and the ones that clearly have no chance by the primaries will drop out. Same thing ever presidential election to the party not in office. The big question is who has more influence Gore or Clinton. Clinton remains popular in the democratic circles at least and so does Gore because alot of people feel he was ripped off. It will be interesting. As long as they all endorse the final canidate is all that really matters.

Are you kidding? Clinton commands attention and gets it. He goes to Harlem and is worshipped.

The funny thing is that Clinton thinks along the lines of Lieberman because of the centrist roots. He was a supporter of the war and only feels the aftermath is being screwed up. Clark's only thing in common with Clinton is an award from a long time ago.

-Rudey