Would it be better not to chose a candidate...

[lucidmadman]

...sooner rather than later so that the opposition research 'dogs of war' can't target one person? Keep'em guessing. Keep the opposition forces scattered and unfocused...

[DisgustedDemocrat]

1. I didn't choose a candidate because I really couldn't decide

I had 3 favorites but really my main concern is that we just can't afford another 4 years of Bush.

Gephardt was one of my 3 so now I'm down to 2 favorites, so we'll see now NH goes next week.

[lucidmadman]

4. Me too...

..The Gepster really did grow on me over the years. I bet he feels like warmed over...well, you know...Organized labor doesn't seem to factor in much anymore. The cubicle folks never organized and now the cubicles are in India. Remember when those were the jobs displaced manufacturing workers were supposed to retrain for?

[Old and In the Way]

2. Having 4 viable candidates going all the way to the convention

would certainly have it's advantages....particularly from an ABB strategy.

(1) Keeping it 4 on 1 will diffuse the opposition and keep 4 messages hammering on the Dim One.

(2) It will keep media interest on the Democrats (and the message).

(3) It would make the convention pretty exciting.

(4) It will show the electorate that Democrats are the party of open debate/ideas/American ideals...contrasting nicely to the secretive ideologues that will script Republican coronation.

It won't make the partisans happy, but it might ultimately be to the advantage of our nominee.

[lucidmadman]

3. Nice points all and...

...ABB is the deal.