What, no Democratic Debate thread? (w/Spoilers!)

Nobody expected Kerry to do much in Iowa (both Iowa and Kerry's neighboring N.H. were Howard Dean's for the taking, and Dean spit the bit famously.)

Edwards, on the other hand, is expected to do well in both Iowa and N.H., so he will have to clean house in both places in order to claim any sort of frontrunner status.

Remember, Bill Clinton didn't win any of his early primaries, but he hung around in all of them and then kicked ass on Super Tuesday. Methinks that will be the playbook Hillary uses.

 

BTW, TPM has a full post-mortem here...

http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/jun/04/election_central_debate_roundup

 

She didn't happen to say why, did she? I haven't voted Republican or Democrat for president since I turned 18, and Richardson is the only out of either field for whom I'd consider changing that stance.

Whoever gets nominated will end up being an Empty Suit™ anyway, so we might as well have fun while this lasts.

 

I'll try to remember to ask her.

 

Where is Nader?

In the box, feeling shame...

 

Sad, sad commentary on the US and A.

Bill Richardson, unquestionably the most qualified, must repeat his credentials b/c the MSM love to build up (and eventually will conduct a feeding frenzy) Clinton and Obama.

Clinton is the only candidate, in either party, that will fire up the right-wingers. Fred Thompson's cradle-robbing, attack dog act would work for VP but he's not a 12-rounder.

Richardson is smart. Press experience. Push foreign diplomacy and repeat he's a tax-cutting pro-growth Democrat.

He will be standing in Feb. 2008

 

It's too early to say..

 

The Dodd campaign timed and charted airtime given the individual candidates (and Wolf Blitzer) during last night's debate.

 

See my earlier post.

"experience" is without question the most overrated trait for a presidential candidate.

 

A tax cutting, pro-growth Democrat? Those actually exist???

 

During a campaign they do.