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Fri Dec-17-04 12:42 PM
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I've been reading a lot of negative comments about Ford before and after he declared his candidacy for the Senate in Tennessee.
Seems he's not pure enough of a Democrat for some people. He's opposed to gay marriage, etc.
If anyone here seriously thinks that any Southern state in 2006 is going to elect anyone who favors gay marriage, you are living on another planet. Bill Clinton saw that quite clearly.
Is purity of principle so important that you'd rather see a Democrat with zero chance of getting elected be nominated than someone who has a chance but has some conservative positions like on gay marriage?
So what is it going to be pragmatism or principle?
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