Report on the 2003 MoveOn.org PAC Primary
MoveOn's primary succeeded in proving...well, I'm not sure quite what it proved. It certainly demonstrated the lack of traction that any one candidate has, and we're only a year or so away from the Democratic convention. Here are the final results for the Nine Dwarves:
| BRAUN |
7021 |
2.21% |
| DEAN |
139360 |
43.87% |
| EDWARDS |
10146 |
3.19% |
| GRAHAM |
7113 |
2.24% |
| KERRY |
49973 |
15.73% |
| KUCINICH |
76000 |
23.93% |
| GEPHARDT |
7755 |
2.44% |
| LIEBERMAN |
6095 |
1.92% |
| SHARPTON |
1677 |
0.53% |
| OTHER |
6121 |
1.93% |
| UNDECIDED |
6378 |
2.01% |
|
317647 |
100.00% |
It may seem like it is early in the game, but it's not as if the Democrats have an unlimited amount of time. Not only must we settle on a single candidate that can unify the party, we must also decide how best to attack a sitting President who has demonstrated a willingness to use any means necessary to achieve the Presidency (and no doubt to keep it as well). Not only that, a majority of the American electorate seems to think that Shrub ca do no wrong (Why does the phrase "opiate of the masses" keep coming to mind?). Yes, it's going to be an uphill battle, and every day wasted trying to sort out the Nine Dwarves is a day that will not be spent trying to defeat Shrub.
Where have you gone, Wesley Clark?? (Hey, even Ravenwood likes him....)
