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In reply to the discussion: Conservative griping about Mitt Romney grows [View all]LynneSin
(95,337 posts)I remember watching the 2004 campaign. Don't get me wrong about John Kerry but he did not have alot support from the hardcore democrats - mainly the online communities like DU and other sites. I think most people were excited about Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich and Wesley Clark. Thing I found is what excites people in the online world doesn't necessarily add up to Real World Support. Ultimately John Kerry won the primaries.
I know that DUers got on board with supporting John Kerry but there was alot of 'Anyone But Bush' mentality happening. I think when you campaign like that you have supporters who are there but may not be giving their 100%.
Yes I know there was much more to Kerry's 'loss' than just the 'Anyone But Bush' mentality and that includes the fact that Bush did manage to steal Ohio to get the win. But I keep thinking if it was a candidate that had more enthusiastic supporters perhaps the race wouldn't have been so close that Bush could have done the steal.
This year I see alot of extreme right-wing supporters with the 'Anyone But Obama' mindset and in the long run that's going to hurt them. Romney was not a good choice for a party that took a hard turn to the right in 2010 but he's the only option for the GOP unless something crazy happens at the convention.
BTW the 'Anyone but....' seems to have an impact on the challenger. I know there are people here that are voting Obama because they are 'Anyone but Romney', but I don't think that has as much affect on incumbants.
That's just my 2 cents.