Reply #115: The base has to be earned

[Evanstondem]

Your analysis oversimplifies the task amongst the 40-45% who are inclined to vote Democratic. In a typical election we only get the votes of half of these 40-45% because the other half don't ar more votes to be gained by better turning out our core supporters than by hoping for more than our fair share of the 5-10% in the middle.

Clark MAY be a better candidate for these 5-10%. I'm not convinced, because I believe that much of his support is based more on hope than on anything he has done as a candidate. I like him, and he sounds good on international issues, but he sounds like he's reading from somebody's else's test sheet when he talks about domestic policy.

Dean is better for getting out the 40-45%.