Reply #39: Indeed, playing politics seems to be the major concern [View All]

here. I wonder if a candidate who looked and talked like Lincoln would ever be considered "electable" by todays so called standards? I seriously doubt it.

I think the Dems would do well to break out of the current paradigm of thinking about the qualities that make a candidate electable (appearance, speech, demographics, race, religion, etc.) and give people of true substance with great records and integety an opportunity to be heard. Maybe the dumb electorate would be stunned awake by such candor and learn to ignore the "political pundits" who love to expound on the viability of this or that candidate based on their knowledge of politics, thus guiding the people to vote "intelligently" rather than with personal conviction.

As for those who think DK is more "effective" in his role as "gadfly" (!? does that mean political irritant?)just keep all your best people marginalized as you persue the ideal candidate - great strategy!