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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (4444)	8/29/2003 4:06:02 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 10965

Some input from a veteran who is now a marketing executive... FirstName: James LastName: Miller City: Thousand Oaks State: CA Date: 08/29/2003 Time: 03:48 PM Comments: Dear General Clark, I am a 58 year old veteran of both the political and shooting wars. An ex-Marine, I was "liberalized" by the Vietnam war. I've served on the paid staffs of two major presidential candidates and as a volunteer on dozens of local, state and national races. I am hoping that you will choose to run for the highest office in the land in the next election so I can feel comfortable about volunteering my skills and resources one more time. There are other candidates that I could feel comfortable supporting, (particularly Senator Kerry) but I am concerned that other campaigns are catching fire only with the activists, not with the voters. As Boss Tween said, "I don't care who does the electing as long as I do the nominating...." Those of us who have endured the economic, social and political ebbs and flows of the last several decades have a unique perspective to offer younger voters. Even though you have already given more to your nation than anyone can reasonably expect, you seem to still have more to give. I am too old to be an idealist. I have graduated to the more functional position of pragmatist. I've come to the belief that nothing happens until you elect someone and I firmly believe your are electable. I have over 40 years experience writing advertising for products and candidates...you, General, are a marketers dream candidate. Thank you for your consideration. -Jim Miller draftwesleyclark.com

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (4444)	8/29/2003 4:50:20 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 10965

Some speculation from a political weblog... <<...Clark said he was going to announce in a week or two, and he will. My guess is he will run, for two reasons: 1) Substantively, the amount of attention you get paid to your ideas is much greater running for President than not running, even if you don't win. Assuming Clark runs a postive, substantive campaign, a Clark candidacy also improves the substance and tone of the Democratic primary process, and increases his value as a VP pick. 2) In terms of "electability", I think Clark's chances of beating Bush are better than anybody else. [So I guess people who oppose Clark are "Objectively Pro-Bush" ;) ] So if Clark believes replacing Bush is important, which I'm sure he does, in some sense he has a duty to run...>> ____________ <<....The last week and a half have been extremely productive for Clark. He's been all over television, laying the groundwork in terms of name recognition for an upcoming announcement. DraftWesleyClark.com has now gotten more than a million dollars in pledges, and released poll results that were very favorable for Clark. He's gone from being a candidate who was uncommitted to running to a candidate has essentially decided to run but must only decide when to announce. I think that it is naive to suppose that the latest Dean surge settles the question. Alot can happen in the months ahead. As a supporter of Clark, it has been nerve-racking to wait for Clark's announcement. However, for a disciplined candidate, choosing the right moment to maximize the positive publicity accompanying the announcement is very important. This is so both in terms of the news cycle and in terms of the candidate's preparation. Doing the announcement right at this point is much more important whether it is done now, in a week, or in two weeks. I would personally do not have the nerve for these delays, but I think that Clark would be better off coming out strong in two weeks than making an announcement prematurely...>> _______________________ <<...To add to the mix of newspaper reports ...Wed, Aug 27 2003 "George Bruno, the former New Hampshire Democratic Party chairman and a longtime friend of Clark's, said he spoke with the general Tuesday night. He said Clark called to find out if there was room for him in the New Hampshire race. Bruno said absolutely and that he'd support a Clark campaign." ----- Looking forward to the day we can call the WH the "Wes Wing" [g]....>> ________________________ <<...Clark will draw from all candidates and attract independants and the undecideds...... The General is a composite candidate of the other top tier candidates. He bashes the bush war in Iraq (A part of Dean), He is a decorated war hero (a bit of Kerry), he is from the south (a dash of Grahm and Edwards) and a moderate to liberal Rhodes Scholar from Arkansas with 4 stars on the shoulder instead of "bimbo eruptions" (alot of the "Big Dog") and has the ability to take on Bush over Military, Defense and the Terrorism issues (none of the above...maybe Kerry). Lastly, he can compete in 40+ states and that is none of the above. The general is the best of all the announced candidates....>> ________________________ <<...A Dean/Clark candidacy is where it's at. Dean has great grassroots support and great positions on the issues. Republicans are going to attack Dean on being soft on terrorism. With Clark on the Dean ticket, that criticism goes away. I hope it doesn't become about Dean OR Clark. It should be about winning the White House, and Dean and Clark are the absolute perfect combination to make it happen...>> dailykos.com