Looking Beyond Dean
An Iowa grad student who referred to Dean as a "cowboy without the hat and the boots" sent me an email today with the following:
"I think Kerry is looking good, but Edwards made the biggest move with his reference to Gephardt. I think he won a lot of people over and if he can continue to display that kind of eloquence and charisma, he will be a force in the later stages of the race. He might be able to cancel out Clark and make a way for Kerry. I think he will be a very attractive running mate if he doesn't win the candidacy."
I think a lot of people who hadn't before are taking notice and in the back of a lot of minds he looks good for the #2 spot.
"Although Kerry is very sincere, he seems to be slipping into the long winded senator speak again and I think this might cause a problem. Clark was very smooth in his response to the stat of the union address, but Kerry equaled Clark's effort. I am looking forward to the future debates and I hope Sharpton has enough money to stay in and continue to stir things up. "
Wes Clark is by far the
Wes Clark is by far the strongest candidate with more real experience and training than Kerry, Dean, or Edwards put together.
Clark has executive experience as NATO Allied Supreme Commander and commander of U.S. military bases, where he was responsible for quality of life for families, including improving education and health care. His leadership style is based on vision and consensus building.
Clark has direct foreign policy experience and expertise through his NATO SACEUR position and as negotiator of the Dayton Accords, which ended the Balkan Wars. Clark has proven that he understands how to deal with foreign leaders productively and effectively without unnecessarily alienating allies.
Clark is not only a war hero and recipient of the Silver Star and numerous other medals in his long and distinguished military career, but he alone of the candidates has conducted a successful war that saved a million and a half people without the loss of even one American life.
Only Clark has the educational training in all areas that concern the major issues facing Americans today. Clark was top of his college graduating class at West point and is an expert at military analysis and all military matters. Clark was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford and has three advanced degrees in economy, philosophy, and political science and has actually taught these subjects. Clark also has successful business experience in the real world.
Clark has the best policy initiatives and the best policy advisors, especially those from successful Democratic administrations, such as James Rubin, Assistant Sec. of State under the Clinton Administration.
In spite of Kerry's temporary lead in the polls due to the Iowa caucuses, the voters of NH and other primary states are getting the message that voting for Wes Clark, the only totally qualified candidate, as the Democratic presidential nominee is a win-win certainty for our party and our country.
Stephanie