Scratch two Dem candidates off the list

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Originally posted by Undertoad
His prayer eruptions on the campaign trail turned off significant chunks of the Democratic base,

...which is exactly how you get elected in general elections, since the vast majority of voters are way outside that particular group.

Nah, I won't follow you there. A significant percentage of HIS OWN PARTY won't vote for him, and I'm not talking about just the far left fringe. I won't accept the notion that he'll pull more votes from the Republicans and "swing voters" than he'll lose among the Democrats, especially when he spends more time agreeing with Bush and the Republicans than arguing against them. He didn't help Gore reach 50% in 2000; he dragged Gore _down_ to 50%, to where the mirth and merriment of Florida could kick in.

This isn't a Rizzo kind of guy, where 45% turned out to vote for him and 45% turned out to vote against him no matter who the opponent was. Lieberman has the personal magnetism and charisma of a dishrag. Exactly what does he bring to the table that will inspire the typical Republican-leaning swing voter to say "Hey, he's something DIFFERENT, I should vote for him" in any numbers?

When a wanna-be runs against the real deal, the real deal usually wins. If he can find a way to distinguish himself FROM Bush, he may have a chance; if he continues to tout how much he and Bush think alike, he's toast on a stick.