Reply #3: Unless you want to recruit inside the Salvation Army

[Tom Rinaldo]

A military General is the only kind of General you are likely to find. OK, seriously. The simplest answer to General Clark winning or losing votes due to his military career is, are you talking about the Democratic Primaries or the General Election? I assume it is the latter. Most observers have always agreed that there is much more ingrained suspicion of the military within Democratic ranks than inside Republican ranks or with Independents. Clark is a Liberal on most issues, so Democrats would rally to him if he becomes the Democratic nominee, though I am sure that a few otherwise Democratic oriented military haters will vote third party or stay home or whatever. However I think that would be far offset by many more otherwise Republican oriented military supporters who will think the Democrats are finally running an honorable American for President, who would vote for Clark and perhaps no other Democrat.