This Clark supporter / Dean supporter sniping has GOT to stop!

[Brotherjohn]

I know it's ongoing, but I've read several threads today in particular which seem to be going too far. I say this as a relatively objective progressive who likes both Dean and Clark and has not made any decisions yet.

Clark supporters bring up criticisms of Dean and Dean supporters bring up criticisms in Clark, and you know what these criticisms most remind me of? The baseless Right-Wing attacks we have grown so used to.

Both Clark and Dean supporters are trying to label the other as a hypocrite, neophyte, conservative, war-mongering, evil, lying duplicitous... blah blah blah. The thing that this criticism shares in common with Right-wing attacks, besides the visciousness, is the faulty logic and arguments being used, the taking of things out of context, the attempt to latch on to any little thing and make it appear what it is not. Also, the attempt at impugning the character of people who endorse or support the other candidate... witness the bashing from Clark supporters Molly Ivins has gotten here today from endorsing Dean (but Dean supporters have likewise been guilty of similar actions).

I know it's just the primaries, but the tenor of much of this sniping is getting so bad that I'm afraid if Dean gets the nod, we'll end up with a bunch of Clark voters who stay home because they just couldn't vote for Dean, and if Clark gets the nod, we'll end up with a bunch of Dean voters who stay home because they just can't vote for Clark. And then we'll end up with a "successful", "popular" two-term President Bush.

Snnff! Can't we just all get along?!?