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07/17/2004:

"Kerry to Edwards: "Let's Lose!""

by Joshua Frank counterpunch.org
...This is all a clear indication that progressives who live in swing states should scurry to the local Ralph Nader campaign office, and volunteer immediately. Progressive Democrats too. Force Nader to run hard. Push Kerry to either champion progressive causes, or lose. Tell the DLC that their tactics don't win elections -- they lose them. Make it clear that it is Kerry's fault in the end -- which it will be -- for he doesn't represent you. Don't let the Democratic Party take you for granted. Because they will. And they do.

Does this mean the Democrats must be abolished? Certainly they'll deserve it if they continue to embrace right of center politics.

This brings us back to Cheney. Unless he dies of a heart attack, he'll be in the race come November. Count on it. Rove won't let him go. Because he knows that McCain's centrist positions would never make for a lively debate with smooth talking Edwards. He'll let the Democrats move right. In fact he encourages it. For he knows when they do, voters would rather vote for the real thing every time. And in the end it won't be Nader who "threw the election." It'll be Kerry. How many more loses do they need before they get it? full article