Reply #30: Well, most likely most of us WOULD lower ourselves to "lesser-evilism" in the fall

[Ken Burch]

Your clarification makes your position seem more palatable. Initially, it appeared that you were arguing that progressives shouldn't even TRY to get a progressive candidate nominated in Denver.

One thing is clear: If a "mainstream" candidate(and btw, did you HAVE use a term that essentially assents to the RW arguement that THEY and the bland center are legimate players in politics and progressives AREN'T?) is nominated in Denver, you can assume that we progressives will do much better by that candidate than the "mainstream Dems" did by McGovern in '72. It's THEM that campaign for Republicans when they can't have their way at the convention. The DLC should properly be called "Adult Children of Democrats For Nixon".