For those of us who were around DU back in 2003 / 2004, who was your favored candidate then and

[Quixote1818]

who are you for or leaning towards today? Thought it would be fun to see how many people used to be behind the same candidate then but are fighting like cats and dogs today. LOL Because at one point or another, most of us have probably liked the same candidate even if we disagree now. So we are a lot more alike than different.

Me Wesley Clark then and today Warren, Sanders about even.

For that matter here is the entire gamut: Clark 2004, Obama 2008, Sanders 20016, Warren / Sanders 2020.

[BootinUp]

1. My handle back then was Jim4Wes. heh. nt

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. Hi there!

Sending greetings from VoteClarkInWI !

[BootinUp]

12. Back atcha

Always nice to see DUClarkies still fighting for the cause.

[Quixote1818]

7. I remember Jim4Wes! LOL! nt

[BootinUp]

8. Im terrible at thinking up forum names, lol. nt

[Tom Rinaldo]

11. That's where you went to!

Hi Jim!

And for those following in at home, yep, I was for Wes Clark back then also, (and would have been in 2008 also had he run - though I did grow rather fond of Dean also).

[BootinUp]

19. Hi Tom!

All in all, I think he made the right decision not to run in '08, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't have been there backing him up if he did run. Its pretty tough for a top military general to win the Dem primary, but he gave it a very good run.

One of my favorite memories of '03-'04 was that the Deanies and Clarkies had some mutual respect for each other, for the most part, after the battles were over.

[Tom Rinaldo]

22. Yes, I will agree with you on both counts.

Most of us all strongly supported Dean as DNC Chair. I wish Obama had made better use of what Clark had to offer, but I'm not here to knock him either. Obama ran a great campaign and it was such a relief to have him as our President.

[BootinUp]

24. Whata shitstorm he inherited. It could have been different, sigh. nt

[elleng]

15. HEY, Jim4!

[BootinUp]

21. Hello elleng! I try to always read your posts, specially when its a link to

a Clark OpEd or video clip. But I wish there were more! heh.

[elleng]

26. DITTO!!!

JUST saw this, from an old friend, in an FB 4Clark page:

'TO ALL: Gen. Clark will be interviewed on CNN by Wolf Blitzer in about 1 minute from right now! UPDATE: Gen. Clark is on right now and Wolf Blitzer announced that he will be a regular CNN commentator going forward (I am thrilled about that)!'

Posted ? 4 hours ago.

[greatauntoftriplets]

31. Another Clarkie here.

I understand the rationale for name-changed opportunities, but it's so confusing.

[Codeine]

2. Dean, then Edwards.

I rarely end up backing the winning horse.

[ribrepin]

3. John Kerry

I liked the fact that he had served

[raging moderate]

9. Yes, John Kerry.

I will never forget his leadership during the Vietnam War protests. He was impressive even back then. He has always provided a voice of reason and integrity. I wish he had asked Wesley Clark to be his VP. I think they would have won and saved our country.

[blm]

16. I agree.

[ribrepin]

34. I stayed home from work and cried the next day

[Drunken Irishman]

5. Dean, Biden

[mzmolly]

6. Dean followed by

Edwards (I loved Obama but worried he couldn’t win.) Ha! Boy was I wrong!!

[Glorfindel]

10. John Kerry

I still think he would have been an amazing president.

[elleng]

13. Wes Clark!

and undecided today.

[blm]

14. Kerry. I'm an anti-corruption vote. Warren's an assassin when she confronts corruption

and she won’t move past or turn the page on all the crimes being committed by Trump WH.

[Vivienne235729]

17. I was all in for John Jerry. I was AgadorSparticus back then.

John Edwards was like a rock star back then. Then he became such a shocking douchebag.

[msongs]

18. fan of the real democrat from vermont, gov howard dean nt

[lynintenn]

20. Kerry in 2004, Bloomberg 2020

[democrattotheend]

37. What about 2008 and 2016?

[tritsofme]

23. I was mostly ambivalent, but definitely supported Kerry over Edwards in their mini-contest.

Kind of like this year for me....

Big for Clinton in 2008 and 2016 though.

[Still In Wisconsin]

25. Wesley Clark... now anybody but Bernie.

Leaning toward Klobuchar or Buttigieg, but still like Biden and Warren. I’d be happy with any of those four.

[GP6971]

27. Wes Clark. n/t

[d_b]

28. Kerry

[emulatorloo]

29. Patriot, Liberal, and Statesman, John Kerry

[tblue37]

30. Wes Clark. (Warren today.) nt

[David__77]

32. Dean / Sanders

After Dean dropped out, I was among the 4.2% of California primary voters whose vote went to Dean.

[redqueen]

33. I was a Kucitizen

What, I still think he had good ideas. Just really not popular ones.

[hedda_foil]

35. Dean!

I literally worked myself sick running teams of Dem observers at nine polling places in the Kerry election but he never won my heart like Howard did.

[democrattotheend]

36. I supported Howard Dean in 2004

I supported Obama in 2008 and Bernie in 2016 in the primaries.

This time I'm still undecided, except that I feel strongly it shouldn't be Bloomberg.

I've been on this site since at least 2003, maybe even 2002, but for some reason my profile says I joined in 2008. Anyone know why that is?

[comradebillyboy]

38. I was a huge Howard Dean fan in those days.

[BlueTsunami2018]

39. I was a Clarkie.

I still have my Clark bumper sticker on my tool box. If you could drop photos on here I’d take one. I was Obama in ‘08, Bernie in ‘16 and Biden this year.

But I’m always blue no matter who without much bitterness. I still think Kerry should have taken Wes for his VP and run a “Stars and Stripes” campaign.

Oh well.

[Demsrule86]

40. I lurked during those years...this place was pretty scary. I was however a Deaniac...I loved Dean

still do. Although I voted for Kerry quite happily.

[UncleNoel]

41. Clarke, Biden

Clinton in between