Reply #13: It's not a question of moving to the left or the right. [View All]

Liberals have never won presidential elections in this country just for being liberal. Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton won office by presenting to the voters practical solutions to the problems that faced them. None of these past presidents relied on ideology to get them into the white house, they campaigned with honest, simple answers to the greatest problems of their day.

Right now our biggest single problem is that we are going broke, both fiscally and morally, due to our dependence on foreign sources for energy. I believe that if we had a candidate who could not only come up with an solution to that problem but break it down into easy to understand sound bites, we would have a Democrat as president.

I really think that if Kerry had given the people a compelling reason to vote for him, he would have won. Yes, I think he really won Ohio and Florida, but I also believe that if he had been able to talk to the voters like Dean could, he would have been able to surmount the fraud that took place in those states.

Anyway, this constant argument of whether we should move to the left or the right is nonsense. It's the very fact that we are so willing to move to the right or the left that has turned so many voters off. There is plenty of room in this party for those who disagree on many issues such as gun control, abortion, and even foreign policy, but we need to be able to show the people of this country that we will not compromise on honesty, integrity, or common sense.

I'm willing to bet that once we stop letting factions take control of our party we'll start winning again.