democratic candidates

[Optimist Prime]

Who are they??

[pinkyphimu]

for what?

[The1calledTKE]

Well the front runners are Kerry of Mass and Edwards of NC

[Optimist Prime]

wasn't that Dean guy one of them?

[bethany1982]

Yes, Howard Dean, the former Gov. of Vermont is running.

[Optimist Prime]

I want a candidate that is Liberal and says "I'm Liberal" not one that says "this might sound Liberal, but..."

[bethany1982]

That will be hard to come by... Dems win the white house by not sounding liberal. If you want a real liberal, perhaps you should consider Carol Moseley Braun or Al Sharpton. Neither has a chance, but they don’t try to cover their liberal ideology. You have plenty of liberals to pick from... Biden, Kerry, Gephardt, Edwards... all qualify if you look at their records. You have to play the game if you want to win.

[Kevin]

Let's not forget Bob Graham.

[bethany1982]

Ah yes, Bob Graham, Senator and former FL Gov.

AND....

Gary Heart... LOL... Former Senator from CO.

Wesley Clark, retired Army General.

Dennis Kucinich, Congressman from OH.

Joseph Lieberman, Senator from CT.

I think that rounds out the list of serious candidates. We won't mention the 30 plus other Dems. who have declared.

[RedHotChiO]

Senator Carol Moseley Braun

Richard Gephardt

Reverend Al Sharpton

and there are others that I don't remember.

[AlphaSigOU]

Don't forget nor underestimate Hillary Rodham Clinton... she hasn't declared an intent to run, but don't count her out.

[bethany1982]

There are currently 12 major Dems. who have announced their intentions to run for Presidnet. Senator Carol Moseley Braun, Richard Gephardt, Reverend Al Sharpton have all been mentioned. Senator Clinton has repeatedly said that she would not run, but she also said that about the U.S. Senate. At this point, it would be wise for her to wait one more round before running. This whole upcoming election should be fun.

[RedHotChiO]

I'm working up in DC now, and I can almost confirm that this is not true.

[Kevin]

Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Don't forget nor underestimate Hillary Rodham Clinton... she hasn't declared an intent to run, but don't count her out.

Saying one thing while doing another is natural to the Clintons:D

[bethany1982]

Perhaps Senator Clinton could use a good working definition of the word "run."

[Munchkin03]

Originally posted by bethany1982
That will be hard to come by... Dems win the white house by not sounding liberal.

Oh yeah? The Clintons seemed pretty liberal to me back in 1992...maybe it was just the 12 years of Republicans that made it seem so reactionary.

I personally like John Edwards; I am not a Democrat, so maybe that really means nothing. Bob Graham on the other hand, I will not vote for--even as a Floridian.

[bethany1982]

Clinton presented himself as a centrist, though in the opinion of many, he was a liberal. I believe he proved himself to be a liberal. The key is, Dems. move away from their liberal roots in order to get elected to the white house. When they don't, they end up like Mondale in 84 or Dukakis in 88.