Its Time To Rally Behind Kerry

[Mick Knox]

If history is any indicator.. winning or 2nd place in both NH and Iowa = we have our candidate. All democrats should form up now behind the nominee and give 100% support and stop the infighting. Kerry owns the nomination.

Congrats John Kerry!

[LizW]

1. No

[JaneQPublic]

23. It's time to rally behind Ed Muskie!

In 1972, he led the other candidates in IA and NH. `Didn't mean he won the nomination of course.

Same goes for Kerry.

Nice try, though!

[Redneck Socialist]

27. Awesome!

Maybe we can wait until the primaries are over be for we ordain a winner, hmmmmm?

[Castilleja]

32. No

Liz beat me to it.........

[goddess40]

43. Let's let the other primary's have their say

It is right to let two states decide who gets the nod. If we jump on the Kerry band wagon it's says to the rest of the country that their opinion doesn't matter.

[janx]

2. After two states? Uh, no...I think I'll wait awhile...thanks...n/t

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Um no

Sorry

[JohnLocke]

4. Yeah!

Screw the South and the West! Only the Midwest and North can decide the nominee!

John Kerry supporter?

[Anwen]

5. Oh, please.

:eyes:

[MercutioATC]

6. Thanks, but I'm not too keen on goose-stepping drones telling me

how to vote.

I'll support the candidate of my choice, if you please. The next time I'm nostalgic for jackboots, I'll watch an old WWII flock.

[robsul82]

7. SNARF...and wait for it...

...lock.

Later.

RJS

[redqueen]

8. LOL

:silly:

[blm]

9. No argument from me. I think Kerry has Missouri and SC in the bag, too.

As well as Arizona and Delaware.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

17. Kerry is leading in Missouri and Arizona: if he can take the lead...

from John Edwards and win them all, than I will SERIOUSLY consider rallying behind the 44th President of the United States.


Right now, I am STILL a Clark person!
:dem:

[molly]

35. Yep - I agree!

[HootieMcBoob]

10. Let's at least wait until after 2/3

Kerry won two small northern states. Several much larger states are coming up.

[Kamika]

11. Let's not and say we did

OK

[TopesJunkie]

12. Umm. Like. NO! --

Give me a break! Kerry is sure loser come November. We can't give up the race already. Bush must go!

[Dark Star]

13. Yo, zwade:

No, it's not.

[La_Serpiente]

14. No

like Kerry said, we don't know who won until the votes have been counted. He hasn't even been to the South and West yet.

[EXE619K]

15. Poppycock!

eom

[AntiCoup2K4]

16. Not just no, but HELL no!

This Skull & Bonesman, PNAC advised dictator appeasing phony botox altered cretin has done NOTHING to deserve my vote. And he cannot beat Bush Jr, because he voted FOR most of the damage Junior has done to this country (war, Patriot act, no public school left unfucked, etc)

[Democrats unite]

19. I agree!

eom

[Eloriel]

34. I'll take one of what AntiCoup2K is having

with whipped cream on top.

You go, guy!

[elfwitch]

36. I agree too....

The Skull and Bones thing has always bothered me. I just don't trust people who join that organization. Also, isn't it a little suspicious that Dean dropped from a double digit lead about to weeks ago to come in a good distant second last night?:tinfoilhat:

Does that bother anyone else?

[JVS]

51. Way to take on "The Man"!

[JI7]

18. i wish, but it's not over yet. let others vote first

that's why we have the primary.

[NewHampster]

20. I'll get behind him with my... Oh Nevermind.

[EXE619K]

26. Shame on you....you silly man!

How dare you get behind him with your "....."?

Utterly shameful!

[Redbear]

21. Hmm...6 weeks ago

weren't Dean people saying the same thing?

Its a bit silly to say the race is over.

[Duder]

22. Naw...

He still has other houses he can mortgage.

[BootinUp]

24. Sorry, but no

You can count on me when the time comes, but now is not the time.

:hi:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

25. Not likely. Not now. Not ever to the appeasement candidate.

After he sold us out on the IWR vote, I decided that I will never vote for him.

[RetroLounge]

28. I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you

eom

[Cuban_Liberal]

29. Wrong answer.

Too soon.

[progressivebydesign]

30. Nice sentiment.. too early to call it for us.

I appreciate your call for unity. However, it's not over. Winning the first two primaries, in a very crowded field, doesn't reveal a clear winner to me. When the field winnows down, and Dean has no statistical chance of getting enough delegates, and he drops out, then I'll rally behind the obvious nominee. I still have problems with Kerry, there is no way I'm giving up yet. Sorry.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

31. Has any candidate ever won both IA and NH without winning the nomination?

[JaneQPublic]

39. Asked and answered several times before

How many times are you going to post it? Google is your friend:

http://www.zogby.com/Soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=7007
Iowa has opened the Democrats' races for president since 1972. At first, it was no big deal. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine beat Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota. But Muskie failed to meet expectations, and that hurt

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/uselection2004/iowacaucuses.html
Then, in 1972, the Democratic party moved its Iowa caucuses to late January. That year, Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine was the early favourite, and he did win in Iowa with 35 per cent of the vote.

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/7744147.htm
In 1972, South Dakota Sen. George McGovern finished second to Sen. Ed Muskie of Maine.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/iowa-newhampshire/iowa-past.html
Edmund Muskie 35.5%
George McGovern 22.6
Hubert Humphrey 1.6

I'm sure you can look up similar sources to learn that Muskie also won in NH.

[DoNotRefill]

33. Ah, yes...be a good little soulless automaton....

and line up where the DLC tells you to. OBEY!!!!

Thanks, but no fucking thanks.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

37. No thanks..

this Californian -- you know, that big state over on the left side of the country with a diverse population? -- would like to wait until she's had a chance to vote for the candidate of her choice before being forced to fall into line.

[dae]

38. NYET!

[Clark Can WIN]

40. STUFF IT !

That is my standard response to anyone who tells me to abandon my God given powers of reason and submit like some kind of docile child that needs to have their choices made for them. This is not directed at you personally, but rather at the idea you promote in this post. That other supporters should just give up their reason and follow like children.

It was my response to Mr. Gore and it is now my response to anyone now making this assertion as well.

I will continue to support my candidate, hopefully all the way into the White House. If the worst happens and someone else gets the nomination I will support that candidate AFTER the convention and not until then.

[Rowdyboy]

41. Get back with me in about two months...

We'll see then.

[oasis]

42. Where the hell is Al Gore when you need him? :-)

[in_cog_ni_to]

44. Nope.

Will not happen. Watch and see what Clark does next week. I think you'll be surprised. Kerry does not "own" the nomination. Sorry.

[teevee99]

45. after only 2% of the population has voted...yeah right.

forget it!
you don't make my decisions.

[JVS]

46. Wouldn't be prudent

[Gringo]

47. NOT YET.

I'm a Kerry supporter myself, but he needs very strong showings in the southern primaries to indicate a real ability to beat Bush. When he pulls that off, it will be time for all the other candidates' supporters to rally behind him.

I hope it happens!

[jburton]

48. Has Kerry been endorsed by President Tsongas yet?

Or how about President Muskie?

Newsflash: IA & NH aren't exactly a cross section of America.

[JohnKleeb]

56. Actually Tsongas only won NH

Harkin won Iowa that year. Muskie did win both but then lost steam. Kerry IMO has a lot of MO. Dont give up though.

[Toucano]

49. No, thank you. n/t

[slinkerwink]

50. HELL, NO!!!!!

[KaraokeKarlton]

52. Hell will freeze over

Before I support John Kerry. He is a sure win for Bush. Democrats would be incredibly foolish to nominate the Democratic version of Bob Dole.

[bicentennial_baby]

53. Full agreement here

Damn people! WAKE UP!!!!!

[robsul82]

60. The Democratic version of Bob Dole! HAW!

Oh good GEEZ is that funny, lol.

Kerry 2004 - It Better Not Rain.

Later.

RJS

[JohnKleeb]

54. No but I do agree theres a great chance he may have it

[genius]

55. I like Kerry. I'm still voting for Dennis.

But I think that some of the Dean supporters who are on the offensive should cool it. They are playing into the hands of the Republicans. Kerry is a good guy and I would have no problem with him being the nominee.

[mvd]

57. Not yet

I know that winning both Iowa and New Hampshire is a good sign for Kerry, but I think the states might be more independent than usual this year.

[dansolo]

58. Whatever happened to preparing our candidate for the Rove attacks

Wasn't the the justification for all of the piling on of Dean?

[himself]

59. Sorry I am not a lemming

Otherwise I would be with you, racing toward that cliff.

Let's see if he can define himself in more compelling terms. For now all he has shown me is his "I'm more electable" card which is hardly a full hand.

[Cheswick2.0]

61. no way

He is not the winner after two states and he is a disaster waiting to happen in the GE.

[sleipnir]

62. What is "False", I will never rally behind Kerry. End of Story

I will never rally behind a bonesman, pro-PNAC Bush enabler, who sits on the sidelines and votes for whatever is most politically expedient. Forget it, he's out of my book. I'll never get behind him.

[tryanhas]

63. I don't mean to offend

but that was spoken like a true bandwagoner.

You were all for Dean and no one when he was riding high, now you want to be for Kerry, and don't come back with a "UNITING FOR THE GOOD OF THE PARTY" crap of a line, because it doesn't wash.

Kerry hasn't won a thing, and John Kerry will either be this year's ED MUSKIE, or he will be a part of Skull and Bones' preferred matchup or bonesman v. bonesman, and I am not going to unite behind that matchup...

...PERIOD!!!

[goobergunch]

64. He's still got 2,062 Delegate Votes to go

So no way!

[Mick Knox]

65. Kerry Rally Postponed One Week

I wasnt aware of the Muskie guy winning in NH and Iowa in 72. That was info learned! Thanks..

At any rate, after next week we'll have our candidate. I think the polls are clear in whats going to happen.

Good luck to all of you!

Is there any chance of an agreement that certain candidates who lack anything around one digit support should call it a day?

LOL ! probably not.

Again, good luck... but I think kerry is clearly the man.