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[rivka]

And now Rivka is sad.

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[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

It was a good run. I, too, am sad it's over.

[mittelbar.livejournal.com]

Mhm. :-(

*hug*

Hm.

Can we send e-hugs to Dean?

[melebeth]

Me too. I found particularly disheartening the people who they interviewed who weren't voting for him because he wasn't "electable." Of course he isn't if you don't vote for him! Ninnies. *sigh* I was really excited about a candidate for the first time in a long time.

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

me too.

but jon carroll makes some good points about what a good thing it was that he ran.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/06/DDG744IC961.DTL

[wcg.livejournal.com]

*hug*

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's very nice. tangleofthorns made some similar points here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/tangleofthorns/137105.html), too.

-J

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[chiefted]

Excellent article, thanks for the link.

Wasn't a Dean supporter (was in the Clark camp) but
glad he did run, he brought some energy to what I feared
was going to be a walk of an election by Herr W.

I actually have some hope of getting him (Dubya) out of there.

[ex-serenejo.livejournal.com]

*sighhhh*

[kightp.livejournal.com]

I've been where you are, dear. Once the sadness dissipates a little, I hope you can remember all the good things you've done, all the good things the campaign has done and all the good things Howard Dean has done.

I may just vote for him in the Oregon primary anyway.

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[geekymary.livejournal.com]

As a Kucinich supporter, you'll pardon me if I find your statement a bit ironic, coming from a Dean supporter. :)

At this point, I think they're all fine, and no one is disastrous. We just need to make sure we get Bush out of that freakin' White House.

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[rivka.livejournal.com]

Some of us actually like Howard Dean, and think Kucinich would make a terrible president.

I try to think that Kerry supporters genuinely think he's the best man for the job. I'd like Kucinich supporters to extend the same courtesy to me, but most of them seem to be convinced that I'm just lying to myself.

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[rivka.livejournal.com]

I hope you can remember all the good things you've done, all the good things the campaign has done and all the good things Howard Dean has done.

Thanks. I don't - at all - feel that it was a waste of time, or that I was wrong. I'm just grieving because it didn't work.

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[ororo.livejournal.com]

We just need to make sure we get Bush out of that freakin' White House.

I agree.

I think it's also important to note that an "electable" Democratic candidate has to be able to obtain votes from all quarters, including *gasp* some Republicans.

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[rivka.livejournal.com]

I'll collect 'em here.

[ailsaek.livejournal.com]

Me too. I had really hoped he had more of a shot. I wish things were less concentrated in time so that candidates had more time to make their pitch. As it is, one stumble out of the gate and you're out of there.

I liked him. Adam actually went to a political rally for the first time over him (I'd have gone too if the logistics hadn't been impossible). We were both considering working for him, but didn't jump soon enough.

We'll vote for Kerry, or whomever else wins the nomination, but we're not excited about any of the others like we were about Dean.

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[geekymary.livejournal.com]

Crap.

My message came across as more vitriolic than I intended. I know you truly support Dean, and I honestly thought he was an excellent candidate as well. I meant no offense at all.

I was just pointing out that Kucinich has been battling the "non-electable" thing, and now, oddly enough, Dean faced it, too. Whooda thunk?

Politics is a weird animal.

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[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Dean didn't actually excite me much. I'm not greatly excited about any of them, to be honest, but I'd vote for a turnip if it would get the Shrub out of the White House.

I think it's clear from the results of the primaries/caucuses so far that Dean didn't excite enough people.

It might have been a mistake dropping out before Super Tuesday, but I don't think it would have changed much in the long run.

[trinker.livejournal.com]

Oh, drat. Drat drat drat. Didn't even get a chance to vote for him. DRAT!

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[rivka.livejournal.com]

Okay, thanks. I fully recognize that I have no sense of proportion or humor about this right now.

[ex-helygen254.livejournal.com]

*hug*

[papersky.livejournal.com]

My condolences to you and your country, he's the first politician you've had since Jimmy Carter who seemed to me to be like a human being.

All the same, anyone but Bush.

[camfangrrl.livejournal.com]

Another perspective from a volunteer for the campaign:

http://www.brushstroke.tv/index.html

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[rmjwell.livejournal.com]

His name should still be on the ballot and votes cast for him will still be counted.

If Dean represents your positions the best, I would suggest voting for him still.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

I can't do much but offer *hugs*.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Aww :( That is a real shame. Dean is the only political figure in recent memory that was capable of inspiring this kind of confidence and enthusiasm - I know you're not the only one out there whose disappointed.

I was never a huge or vocal Dean supporter, but I did think he said some things that needed to be said, and he showed anger, which I think was cathartic for a lot of people. Incredibly, he's a politician who I actually hope stays in politics!

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

I thought of you when I heard. I hope you find something equally worthwhile to give your energies to.

[minnaleigh.livejournal.com]

I was sure thinking about you yesterday when I heard the announcement. *hug*

[cattitude.livejournal.com]

*sigh* As am I.

At least he seems to have lit a fire under the collective butt of the Democratic Party at a time when it desparately needed it.