Reply #37: I supported Kerry, BUT he was not our best out of the Primaries!

[progressivebydesign]

I remember here at DU, I disgreed vehemently with all the people who were shouting down the supporters of other Dem candidates, with their insistence that Kerry was the only one "ELECTABLE!!". Every day, that's all we heard on DU during the primaries. I supported Howard Dean, and then stood behind Kerry when he was our nominee.

I still can't believe that Kerry's people could be so clueless as to underestimate the furor over his anti-war activities, and the enemies he made, because of it. While I think he was right in his protests, and testimony... they were ill prepared to deal with it.

Too many people voted for Bush because they were afraid to switch presidents mid-war, regardless of the piece of shit war it was... Kerry did not offer up a compelling reason to switch. For some reason, Bush's disastrous handling of the economy and trashing of our country was a non-issue, because Kerry's supposed sensationalistic failings were the soundbites.

Soros should know, as any reasonably intelligent Democrat knows, that the MEDIA had a BIG part in Kerry's loss. Kerry was not strong enough to win over the MEDIA, and that's what it's all about... AND.. until we control some parts of the media again, our candidate cannot win. There's more to it than Kerry's failings.. much more.