Reply #34: I will defend Kucinich supporters [View All]

I will always vigorously defend the Kucinich supporters. There is a difference between being passionately committed to a cause and to a message that transcends the candidate one the one hand and fanatical hero worship on the other. All candidates attract some hero worship, but I think the Kucinich supporters are mostly passionate about the cause Kucinich represents, maybe even more so than the Edwards supporters. I am even sympathetic to the criticisms they have of Edwards. I have made the decision that the broad general message of Edwards, so in line with the fundamental ideas of the traditional Democratic party New Deal coalition, that the serious errors Edwards has made shrink in comparison to the opportunity that the candidacy represents for all of us. I respect people who support Kucinich and who disagree with me about that. I would not support Edwards if I did not think that the Kucinich supporters will also win as a result of the Edwards candidacy.