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Friday, August 22, 2003
A Nuisance Endorsement The Clarksphere believes that Clark is going to run. Not an objective analysis - a Clark blog without a Clark candidacy is a pretty empty exercise. (This campaignless campaign blog had a classy farewell post.) But it makes a lot of sense, and I agree with the conclusion. If Clark does run, I will be supporting him from my internet soapbox and most likely the local campaign headquarters. This isn't my normal practice; I usually look on Democratic primaries as an interested observer, not involved and not caring too strongly about who wins. A few times I haven't made up my mind until I was actually holding the ballot. In many cases I don't see a lot of difference between the candidates; often I've been torn between the candidate I'm really rooting for and the one most likely to win. The latter is less a factor than it used to be, as my own ideas have evolved from pretty far left to quite moderate left of center. I wouldn't support Kucinich, for example, even if I believed he could really win.
In this race, there aren't major differences between the principal candidates. Edwards is arguably underqualified, but smart enough that if he does somehow win, I think he can do well. Moseley-Braun is probably not up to the job, but she isn't going to be the nominee, nor will Sharpton. And even Moseley-Braun is as well qualified as Bush in 2000, and probably smarter.
On issues, they've all put together competing health care plans, but even if I studied the plans and issues closely enough to have a strong feeling about which was best, it wouldn't really be a deciding factor. The bill, if there is one, that finally gets through Congress isn't going to look a lot like the campaign plan anyway. They differed on whether to start Gulf War II, but that's now water under the bridge. What to do next in Iraq matters; whether we should have gone in at all is now a historical, not a political question.
So why go with Clark when he isn't even a declared candidate, and his views on many issues are unknown? I'll post a longer answer later, but the short and simple one is: it's about winning.
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