Americans want something to go on. Outside of policy wonks or political types such as ourselves nobody really cares or knows about the fine differences between their positions.

Sounds kind of elitist.

On the question of "electability" I think any true Democrat would prefer to hear how the candidates would go after McCain and his policies.

Saying the most important question about electability is how a candidate responds to Republican attacks is to willingly cede the agenda to them. It is choosing to fight on their terms.

It is that kind of forward thinking strategy that has done so much to bring about the current sorry state of affairs.

Posted at April 17, 2008 11:39 PM in response to Debating Electability

"[i]If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough
If you get knocked down, you better get back up
I aint the shapest knife in the drawer, but I know
enough to know,
If you're gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough[/i]"'

-Andrew Neville & the Poor Choices

Posted at March 12, 2008 8:12 PM in response to In Private Pep-Talk To Top Donors, Hillary Predicts: "We're Gonna Win This"