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Nightstalker, I'd like to see that ticket as well. THAT ticket would actually spark some real debate.
But as it is, tossing Nader into the mix just cinches it for the RNC -- it's neck-and-neck right now.
And, I don't think the Dem platform is that weak, even though I disagree with some portions of it. What I think drives people against the Dems is the notion that they are weak-willed, overly-sympathetic, or lilly-livered -- "spoiled cry-babies" Nightstalker calls it. I find this to be a caricature persona inspired by the far left of the party. I don't know whether to blame Republicans or the Democrats of the 70's and 80's for this persona, but it has stuck. Most democrats I've run across are every bit as willing as Republicans to run effective economies, balance budgets, punish crime, and use the military.
Unless you've got a more specific charge of general "cry-babyism," of course. And, don't go quoting me Al Sharpton or other radicals -- that's not the party's center or its base.
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