Reply #4: I agree that Gephart would have been on the offensive

[Leilani]

& played a much more traditional role as Veep attack dog. He might have also made some difference with Midwest voters & rural vote.

I commented on Clark because of Arkansas becoming an important state, & also because of the recent change in strategy on the Kerry Campaign to make Iraq the central issue, & the fact that Clark is now back in the campaign sinec the Clinton people came aboard.

I guess we will find out when the race is finished & the internals are examined, & the post-mortems are written, regardless of the winner.

One thing is for sure, however, Bob Shrum should be put out to pasture.