Reply #4: Thanks for your reply, Melodybe

[eileen from OH]

But I'm not prepared to be a leader right now. I mean, I'm more than willing to be a GREAT supporter and do all I can to bring my fellow Deaniacs with me, but I'm a tad toasted. And I don't think I'm alone and it has NOTHING to do with past the past Kerry-Dean wars.

I guess that was kind of the point of my post. I'm one of the legions of people willing to work for Kerry and support him and do everything I can, but I want to see someone else provide the LEADERSHIP. And I'm frustrated that leadership is lacking around here - both from the Dem party and the Kerry campaign HQ. For those of us who are political neophytes, it's tres discouraging not to be utilized.

Is it wrong, do you think, to expect someone else to provide guidance? I feel kinda guilty about not stepping up the same way I did for Dean. It's not a slam against Kerry AT ALL. I just don't know how much Kerry's campaign WANTS us to do that. Considering the lack of concern/communication, that is.

Again, this is not a Kerry slam, but I also get REAL frustrated hearing the almost-daily news stories about the importance of Ohio. And I wonder what is being done differently NOW to when Gore gave up on Ohio, only to lose by 3.5%

If attention is paid to Ohio, we CAN win it this time around. But we can't do it alone, here in the ol' Buckeye state.

eileen from OH