Reply #68: From the things I've read here....

[qwlauren35]

To expect the DU camp to have a message that attracts the swing vote is ludicrous. This is the DEMOCRATIC underground. These are the people who are already convinced, foaming at the mouth, democrats.

Heck, I'm one of them. ;-)

I just happen to surf in enough "swing vote" forums (and live in a Bush state) that I know that having a knee jerk anti-Bush sentiment doesn't cut it with the people I want to have an effect on.

As for the Kerry camp... frankly, I think they haven't gotten it together yet. The "pragmatic progressive" may not go over with middle-America, even if that's his voting record, so Kerry is going to need to move center. Perhaps after the convention, we'll see the unveiling of a powerful message that we can all rally around instead of the "He's not Bush" message.

I think the thing that saddens me most is that so many people here are convinced that if someone likes Bush, they'll vote for him. Heck, we don't have to convince these people to vote for Kerry. We win if we just convince them to STAY HOME! If somehow we could respect the fact that they LIKE the man, and help them see that he's not doing as good a job as we need him to, then we can make a difference... at least that's what I believe...