Democrats Who Move Right Lose Elections – There Is No “Center”

[JDPriestly]

38. The problem for Kerry (assuming he really lost Ohio), Gore and Dukakis was that all three

appealed to intelligent well read people but not to people worried about making a living.

I think that Elizabeth Warren is much stronger than Hillary when it comes to appealing and talking with people who are worried about making a living.

This time around, it's the most progressive candidate who is speaking in easy-to-understand terms about the issues Americans care about. This time it's the progressive candidate who has the most compelling personal story and personality.

I don't think it was the policy viewpoint of Kerry, Gore and Dukakis that failed to excite enough voters. As one man said when I told him I was backing Kerry in 2004: Democrats are boring.

We need to pick exciting candidates. For all his faults, Obama is an exciting candidate. He cares about people and communicates his caring in ways people understand.

Romney was boring.

So was Gore. And since Bush was boring, you know that Gore was very, very boring. Gore's inflection when he spoke made him sound insincere. Hillary sounds hard.

Elizabeth Warren is the best candidate for 2016. She sounds and is sincere, knowledgeable and talks about the issues that matter most to Main Street America. If we want to win, we need to draft her to run.