Still waiting for a reasoned defense to come from a Kerry supporter.

[Casablanca]

Come on Kerry supporters, everyone wants to vote for the front runner, it's just that some of us won't check our brains at the door to do so.

To repeat - why is Kerry fully qualified to go against Bush in the general election? *Not - why is Dean worse than Kerry?* And don't mention any of the reasons that have already been refuted ...

1. War hero status. Not enough. If it was, you'd be voting for Clark.

2. Liberal "left of Kennedy" voting record. And this will win the moderate, fiscal conservative, anti-Bush vote HOW?

3. He's won primaries. Core Dems vote in primaries, not fiscal conservatives pissed off at Bush, not moderates itching to bounce him out of the Oval Office. Core Dems _don't_ _win_ _general_ _elections_! They never have, there's not enough of them.

4. He's got media momentum. Since that momentum is provided by the corporate media that has been protecting Bush the last 4 years, that would be a better reason _not_ to vote for him.

5. He "feels more presidential". Can you see that this "feeling" has more to do with your response to media presentation (and you) than the candidate? So your feelings are voting with the media, not the candidate.

There are several Dean supporters here who would love to hear an original, reasoned argument that doesn't repeat the above mantras. Do you have that kind of argument?