Reply #24: Well, I don't love him,

[LWolf]

but I like him, despite disagreeing with him on many points.

One of the reasons is that he doesn't have a problem coming out and saying "I was wrong" about certain bad marks on his record. That's refreshing, and makes it easier to get past disagreement than when a politician defends and obviously wrong position, or flip flops as a strategic move, rather than from personal conviction.

Another reason is that, in spite of the fact I wasn't sure how much of his shift to the left since 2004 was sincere, he at least demonstrated a shift to the left, and to the people, which is more than can be said for the "front runners."

That shift is what offers, real, concrete hope. It's not charismatic, inspiring speeches. It's the chance that he would actually work to swing the country back to the left of center.