Reply #13: I agree with all of your points....

[FrenchieCat]

But believe that even after New Hampshire, Clark still had a chance. The media was biased (knowing that Clark would have beat Bush too badly--the media likes it close....more money in it for them in advertising, etc.......and it wouldn't have even been close) and never hung the "Electable" tag on Clark like it did on Kerry...although Clark had more military experience, no after vietnam protest to worry about, no senatorial votes to argue about, no IRW and 87 billion dollar votes, had led a winning war and was southern and charismatic.

Edwards got all of the overlap press from Kerry after Iowa until the end of the primaries...even if he came (oh so slightly) behind Clark in NH, which could have been a story....that the press chose not to cover. In fact most of the press kept reporting Edwards as having placed third, as though Clark had disappeared.

Clark got no credit for his oklahoma win either, and we all know that Edwards got more than enough press to have won Oklahoma, considering that Clark got absolutely none. In the last debates with all of the nominees, Clark was actually asked why he was still in the race.......

Further, Clark got no credit for coming in 2nd in more races than Edwards (interesting that these were the battleground states of NM, AR and ND). He got no credit for anything really....period. Had he gotten the type of press that he deserved, he would have lasted longer than Edwards (for whom the press built up myths about being this great orator and campaigner)and would have been the VP nominee if nothing else. Today, with Wes as VP, we would not be discussing the campaign issues that Kerry is currently having to fight.....the Democratic stance on National defense would not be questioned in the way that it is now. I also don't believe that Bush would be beating a Kerry/Clark ticket in National Security if Clark was VP.

It even seems bizzare that it is Clark that continues to defend Kerry and attack the Bush administration, not Edwards.....on issues that are really the key to this election.

Of course many Clarkies tried to make the case of what would happen during the general election....but most Duers were (and still are, I am sure) in love with Edwards. Sheeples were in love with Edwards too, cause the media told them it should be so.

I know that this has been said before.....but it needs to be said again.

Wes Clark should definitely be the Secretary of State....but of course, Holbrooke has got dibs on that (has he earned it? I don't think so).

Clark as Secretary of State would be wonderful.... but I don't believe that KErry will do that right thing....based on his track record to-date.