Which is more important - Dean or the Democratic party?

[quinnox]

Poll question: Which is more important - Dean or the Democratic party?

A poll question.

[mandyky]

1. I don't think it is an either or answer to your question

The Democratic party is the only opposition to the GOP, but it is apparent that the party is in trouble. I think that Dean's the man to fix the party and win the election.

[mopinko]

2. and why isn't this against the rules?

is this not simple bashing?

[Hep]

3. A senseless poll question

More important in terms of what? And when you say the democratic party, what do you mean? Why is it one or the other? What's the point of this thread?

[Cannikin]

5. Beating Bush is top priority...all other issues are secondary.

[Hep]

7. I don't think that's true.

n/t

[oasis]

27. Correct. Beating Bush SHOULD BE the top priority.

[adadem]

9. Not a senseless question

The Dean campaign has clearly made the point it wishes to remake the Democratic Party. The question asks "who will go along".

[Hep]

12. No it doesn't

It asks Dean or D party. It's very clear, right up there. How can you miss it?

He is putting Dean up against the D party. The options aren't even clear.

[MoonRiver]

32. I agree with you.

Sadly, it is totally impossible for ONE candidate to remake an entire US political party, whether Dem or Repuke. If Dean gets the nomination I desperately hope he wins. But if he does, he'll find himself just another cog in the DNC machinery. Were he to win a second term, then I think he'd have a shot of changing the Democratic Party, with a WHOLE LOT of help from an army of operatives and grass roots supporters.

[Mairead]

4. False dichotomy

The most important thing is --or should be-- the future of the nation, ergo the issues. If we go down the drain, it won't matter who gave us the final push.

[Padraig18]

6. Locking pool: 3....2....1....

Anyone wanna wager on what time this gets locked? I say 12:35 CST.

[Auntie Bush]

30. Wonders never cease

It's 9:45 EST and srill running. We deserve a pat on the back!

[rucky]

8. gee, I wonder what the pollster's view is?

[quinnox]

11. lol

I don't wanna say what my vote is, I don't want to have any influence at all on answers.

[sandnsea]

10. This is actually an important question

Probably not framed as well as it could be, but important none the less. When people started calling themselves Deanocrats, that should have been an eyebrow raiser.

[Padraig18]

13. No.

No more need to raise an eyebrow than 'Truman Democrats", or "Kennedy Democrats".

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[quinnox]

14. Thanks

I thought it was a pertinent question, given Dean's campaign themes.

[Hep]

15. It's a senseless question

Explain how it is supposed to make sense. What premise does the polling data support?

[quinnox]

16. I disagree

Read some of the other responses in the thread, evidently I am not alone in thinking it is a relevant question.

[Jerseycoa]

18. Thanks

I find the question interesting.

[chocolateeater]

20. So which themes of Dean's campaign

aren't Democratic?

[bowens43]

19. Not a valid question.

The party is very important and having the right man in the top spot is very important. .

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[LuminousX]

22. Dangerous Question

because I believe without Dean, there won't be a Democratic party.

[pansypoo53219]

23. at this point i am ABB

but i want my country AND MY PARTY BACK.
and i see Dean doing that. but i WILL BE ABB.

[IndianaGreen]

24. Neither! The country is more important than a party or candidate

which is why the war and PATRIOT Act are such big issues!

[Scott Lee]

25. Ridiculous push poll

But then again, you knew that.

[mzmolly]

26. NEWSFLASH: DEAN IS A DEMOCRAT!

I hope you were sitting down for that announcement.

[BootinUp]

28. "the only real one" had to add that :)

[mzmolly]

31. True, thanks for sharing your opinion and that of the AFSCME

:)

[stickdog]

29. What's more important -- protecting Bush-enabling establishment Dems

at all costs or electing the best Presidential candidate even though the fact that he doesn't need their corporate grease scares the shit out of them?