Mark we hardly knew ye

[mrgorth]

It just got a LOT easier for the pugs to hold on to the presidency in 08. Warner would've had a good shot.

[SteppingRazor]

1. I dunno about a LOT easier...

there's plenty of other suitable candidates. I liked Warner, but his stepping out of the race isn't the end of the world.

[mrgorth]

3. It's just that

I don't think Bayh can do it. I love Feingold but don't think he has a shot. Love Kerry and Gore but also doubt their ability to win the general, and mostly, I'm worried that Hillary will win the nom and lose 48 states in the general. I don't know that McCain is coming out of the thug primary but I don't know who we have that could beat him. I keep hoping for Scweitzer but don't think he'll run.

[pnwmom]

11. Wes Clark or Barack Obama could beat him. So could the new Al Gore.

McCain isn't that scary.

[FrenchieCat]

2. I so disagree with your assessment for 2008.....and

What your comment does is strongly underestimate our other Dem potentials ....several who were and still are a better option to a Mark Warner nominee even had he thrown his hat into the race.

but then, unlike you, I never thought that Warner was "the" Dem candidate that would provide us with that many advantages to win in 2008 to begin with.

Considering that the headlines for today is that we will be fully extended into Iraq for another 4 years minimum according to BushCO....and in effect providing certainty that Iraq will be one of the many pressing "National Security" issues for 2008; Warner with his "let's not worry about how we got to Iraq", and no real strategy for how to get out.....plus his "Kerry was all wrong with his tax proposal" recent comment added to his Bildenberg, DLC and AIPAC attendance; I don't think he was really as strong just for the fact that he was a one term governor from a southern state.

You are right about something though.....We certainly hardly knew Mark Warner....but the real problem was that as many were getting to know him, they were liking him less and less.

[mrgorth]

4. Don't put words in my mouth

I'll be happy to vote for Wes. Let's hope he runs a better campaign this time.

[FrenchieCat]

7. I didn't mention Wes in my post...so certainly I wasn't putting words in

YOUR mouth.

[mrgorth]

8. Here's what you wrote:

"but then, unlike you, I never thought that Warner was "the" Dem candidate that would provide us with that many advantages to win in 2008 to begin with."

I never implied, much less stated, that he was "the" dem candidate. I'll take your apology whenever you're ready.

[FrenchieCat]

9. Sorry!

You didn't say this....I implied it.


I was wrong.

[marmar]

5. I don't know that it got a lot easier, either.

Warner comes across as a good guy, but he's not the most electrifying guy in the world and, sadly, personality is a big factor in presidential politics (Just ask Bob Dole.)
And Warner definitely wouldn't have been my choice, but I suspect that my preferences aren't in line with so-called "mainstream America." In my dream world, it would be Gore-Feingold.

[pnwmom]

14. Not electrifying?

Face it, he could be sleep inducing.

As they say, we can do better.

[keta11]

6. I am happy he is not in. Too centrist and triangulatory

for my blood!!!

Sen. Macacawitz says: Good. That is one less Virginian in the race.

[Rowdyboy]

10. It frees him up to run for Warner's senate seat in 2008.....

He be a cinch and could use some foreign policy experience to round out his resume.

As to the presidency, with Edwards, Clark, Bayh and Richardson in the mix, I think there'll be a credible opponent to Clinton and Kerry.

[Ninja Jordan]

12. Gore, Edwards, and Clark

Any of the 3 would win.

[Thrill]

13. If you're edging your bets on us winning with a Senator

you're fooling yourself. Warner not running is not a good thing at all

[Clark2008]

15. Sure it is.

I'd hate for the Democratic Party to be duped by another Bilerberg, DLCer, Democrat-wanna-be.

He needs to stay in Virginia and challenge the OTHER Warner.

[mrgorth]

16. I hate to say this but

the only candidate you don't describe there is Feingold. All of the others will take their orders from big money the same as the rest. All our elections do is tell them which way the wind is blowing.