Words to Kerry Supporters from a Deanie

[frustrated_lefty]

Face up, I apologize for having a hard time getting behind your guy. You guys like and respect him, and I am not going to criticize that. And, I admire your support of your guy.

If you'll allow me, I'd like to offer a few words of constructive criticism because I hate seeing any dem smacked around.

You guys seem to have a tendency for dismissing criticisms on anything. You just dismiss it, deny it, refuse to accept it may be an issue. You are going to lose votes that way. You have to address the subject immediately and spin it, or present it in a different light.

The second thing...there was a poll here last night asking "if Kerry is the nominee, will you A) vote for Kerry or B) not vote for Kerry." About 1/3 of the responses said "I won't vote for Kerry." Kerry supporters replied by saying anyone who voted that way should be banned from DU and casting about insults.

Honestly, you guys need to be asking "why are so many people so vehemently against my choice, and how can I convince them to change?" What you guys come up with is "ban them." It sounds like more of what we already have. You are confirming our worst fears. If you believe in Kerry, and I sure as hell don't, you need to be convincing the reat of us WHY. You have a forum desperate to get rid of Bush. Give us even a tiny reason to get behind Kerry. You haven't done it yet, and if you want Kerry to win you have to change that.