Reply #128: yes, he did hear our opposition

[CTLawGuy]

and he took it up, because he also believed it. Opposing the war when it had 75% approval is a gutsy thing to do. Why do you think no other dem touched the war issue until the war started to drag on? They were afraid the war would be a complete success and that they would find themselves opposed to an extremely popular idea.

The DLC spoke out against Dean for the very reason that he was opposed to the war. They said he was "unelectable" because of it. How is that supposed to be the result of cynical pandering?

Dean took the same risk when he signed the civil unions bill in an election year, with an approval of 30% in vermont. Why else would he have signed it, other than it was the right thing to do? It wasnt going to make him huge friends among swing voters.