10/06: As Goes Iowa . . .
Category: Politics
Posted by: an okie gardener
Some on-the-ground reporting. From a conversation with a small group of Iowa Dems, including an elected official active in the party at the state level.
They had the following thoughts: (1)Anyone the Democrats nominate in 08 can beat the Republican candidate, except Hillary. So, Hillary must not be nominated. (2)When the dust clears Edwards will be the strongest candidate for the Democrats to put forward.
But, as Farmer comments, repeating his 2008 Mantra: Nobody Knows Anything.
They had the following thoughts: (1)Anyone the Democrats nominate in 08 can beat the Republican candidate, except Hillary. So, Hillary must not be nominated. (2)When the dust clears Edwards will be the strongest candidate for the Democrats to put forward.
But, as Farmer comments, repeating his 2008 Mantra: Nobody Knows Anything.
A Waco Farmer wrote:
I think Hillary can win it all. She can be beaten if we get the right candidate, we play it smart, we get a couple of big breaks and the stars align.
In re Edwards: I have been reluctant to acknowledge his viability. To my mind, he lacks the seriousness to be President of the United States. I felt the same way about Bill Clinton (I liked him but considered him the kind one dated but didn't marry). A host of Democrats famously saw George W. Bush as lacking "gravitas."
The moral of that story: anything can happen. Nobody knows anything.