Reply #62: Yep..it would be a great world

[helleborient]

If politicians felt like they could own up to mistakes in public. I'm not sure any of the candidates are good at that, but I understand it. They are crucified by press and opponents when they say they made a mistake.

I missed a local appearance by Edwards, and have been kicking myself ever since. It is stretching to say it would have convinced me to support him, but I would still like to have seen him in person.

Standing in Chicago and hearing Dean support taking back the flag as a symbol for all of the country, recognizing the successes of the Clinton administration, calling the Bush administration on race baiting, and saying that the Bush administration did indeed lie about Iraq...these are things I need to hear to inspire me. And I appreciate Howard Dean not just sticking to campaigning in Iowa and New Hampshire, but reaching out to the entire country early.

In 1992 and 1996 I worked for the Clinton campaign, and in 2000 I voted for Gore and gave support in personal conversations but did not work for him...primarily because I didn't think his campaign was doing the work to truly inspire the country...until the last week or so. This year I do feel inspired again by most all of the candidates (Yeah, like most of us, I find Lieberman a little scary)...and look forward to the rest of the primary campaign and the general election campaign. I've already met wonderful people locally through the Dean Meetups that I didn't know before...and look forward to meeting supporters of other candidates when the work heats up. I do think that political work can feed the political soul.