Reply #17: A Couple of Points

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I think Gephardt is the Democratic party's Bob Dole.

"Gephardt's been a good Democrat. He's paid his dues. Let's give him the nomination."

This doesn't mean he's a bad guy.

What happens if Dean beats Gephardt in Iowa and Kerry in New Hampshire effectively knocking out both.

Then the primaries go south and west. I like Graham cuz he's my senator but I think John Edwards is in better shape to stop Dean.
I think John Edwards can play the populist card against Howard Brush Dean111 that Bill Clinton so effectively played against Jerry Brown and Paul Tsongas in 1992. The only fly in the ointment in this scenario is Al Sharpton who can drain African American voters who would gravitate towards Edwards.

What about Lieberman?

He'll be gone after South Carolina

If the DLC is smart they'll drop Lieberman. It's not the message as much as the messenger. He's awful.