Everyone should take a deep breath and calm down a minute.

[Zynx]

As a Dean supporter I actually find these results of recent polls to be a good thing. Why in the world would I think this you ask? Because this will make it a much more competitive environment that will spark public interest in the campaign from those swing voters in the general election. This will bring in hundreds of thousands of new Democrats if not millions into our party and will help us beat Bush.

We have not yet begun to see the twists and turns of this campaign yet so sit down, watch carefully, and enjoy the ride because it will be wild.

[Eric J in MN]

1. Right now, only 1/3 of Americans even know that Wesley Clark was a general

Right now, only 1/3 of Americans even know that Wesley Clark was a general, so we have a long way to go in terms of spreading the word about the strengths of the 8 candidates.

[Zynx]

3. Yeah. Currently most know very little about the candidates.

Hell, in Iowa 50% say they might change their mind before caucus night. I tell you this thing is going to be crazy and the media will help push it in that direction as well.

[Syrinx]

2. I think you are on to something

As long as we all unite after the nominee is apparent, a competitive primary process will help us get a real scrapper, a real winner... someone who can win the general and send chimpy packing!

[salinen]

5. The less known who the eventual

candidate will be is good because KKKarl will not know who to attack.

[Syrinx]

7. I hadn't thought of it like that before

But excellent point. Thanks for that!

[Turkw]

4. I just want to vote and the votes to be counted- the only thing I don't

want is for the media and Rove to pick our candidate. Personally, if Clark wins-great- if Dean, Gep, Kerry, Edwards etc. wins-OK either way on to the real work. If Lieberman wins, time to wake up, 'cause I must be dreaming, but ABB still.

[UnAmericanJoe]

6. Great post

A competitive primary is terrific for the party and the nation.
I hope our primary is historic in its drama.

I know I'm sick, but God I love politics.

[Jim Sagle]

8. Hey Joe, you came to the right place!

:hi:

[patricia92243]

9. I'm hysterical because Dean has dropped in the polls. i think the pubs

have "won". For all their talk, they were worried about going toe to toe with Dean, so they have put the press on his tail so he will "lose" the primary and they will have some patsy of a democrat nominee that they can steam-roller over.

[Zynx]

10. Don't worry. The lead will probably change several times before its over.

Remember the Republican primary in 2000 or the Dem primary in '92? Things can be wild in these things.