Reply #272: Poorly researched articles - DLC supported TWO candidates, Lieberman and Edwards.

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DLC was NOT behind Kerry early on...they didn't even direct their moneymen to donate to his campaign until it was apparent he'd be the nominee after Iowa. DLC wasn't even interested in winning 2004, at all - they were with Terry McAuliffe and the DNC and waiting it out till 2008 when Hillary would be their candidate.

Something many of you and your 'sources' leave out is the FACT that Kerry had no money by December2003 and was being told by Dem party 'strategists' to drop out of the race. Kerry knew his ground game in Iowa was succeeding and he mortgaged his house to continue. Guess the Einsteins who write their vanity views of the primaries always manage to miss the big disconnect - if DLC wanted Kerry they would have directed their moneymen to donate vigorously to Kerry's campaign so he could compete financially with Dean back in November and December of 2003. Ooops....they didn't. After Iowa the DLC jumped in front of cameras to make it appear as if they were a force, probably knowing it would piss off Dean supporters even more and that they'd blame Kerry.

Further - Kerry was against the invasion. He spoke against invading Iraq before, during and after. As he promised he would if Bush invaded before establishing the evidence necessary to justify force.

Kerry voted for IWR and held true to his promise to oppose a decision to invade that went against evidence. Kerry sided with weapon inspectors that there was no need for military force - none of the other IWR voters would side with Kerry then. And, Kerry was no more prowar than Dean who stated in Oct 2002 that he would have voted yes on Biden-Lugar version of IWR. However, both the RW and left media dug in that Kerry was the prowar candidate and Dean the antiwar candidate. Both men did speak against Bush's DECISION to invade, but, media didn't give a shit about truth, only the contest they could agitate. And Dems lapped it up, too, allowing themselves to be misdirected and piling on the smearing of Kerry by the corporate media, the Bush campaign, and the DLCers who wanted 2004 over with so they could prepare for Hillary2008.