General Clark's Troops

[OrdinaryTa]

It troubles me that Wes Clark doesn't seem to have a natural constituency. The fact that he's a four-star general who's not a Brobdingnagian is attention-getting, but who's going to carry Clark's message - whatever it is - into their workplaces and social gatherings?

A candidate needs a core of true believers, a group of people whose personal destiny is fulfilled if their candidate becomes President. Clark seems defined negatively, i.e., who he's not. But if General Clark doesn't have any more than what he's shown so far, he'll be trounced.

Clark lacks both a positive identity and a natural constituency. Somebody please tell me what he's about besides being electable, because that in itself won't get him elected. He needs foot soldiers. My question is: Who are they?