Reply #3: There is no reason to expect him to defer to Kerry [View All]

Leiberman was not thought of as a national leader at all till Gore chose him. After the loss, when the CW was that Gore - who did win - should be given the nomination, Leiberman, who NO ONE was asking to run made the statement that he wouldn't run if Gore did.

He actually gained from this - and when Gore said he wasn't running Leiberman was the frontrunner for a considerable time. It was also thought in that time period (2002 - early 2003) that Bush was unbeatable - so Hillary didn't run.

Kerry was NEVER even given any respect as a voice in the party after the loss - and there has been a major attempt to ignore that he genuinely won the nomination easily.

This is a chilling article. It is scary as it says that our government is NOT what we have been told it is - and this is close to the stuff people I thought were crazy say. It also does suggest that they didn't "let" Kerry win. Those crowds had to mean something and I know that Kerry is charismatic - far more than Edwards or Clinton - who we are told are charismatic.