[Roy Tucker]

Interesting, but if it happens it will make a mockery of the entire primary/nomination process that has evolved to determine the candidates. Who would go through the primary process knowing that if they were successful but flagged against the other party's candidate they would have the rug pulled from under them.

I don't think the Torricelli option is quite appropriate because there was the little matter of his conviction on corruption charges as opposed to his unpopularity. A better analogy is 1996 when we Republicans knew we were all going down to defeat with Bob Dole. Even though someone handpicked would probably have run a more exciting race against Clinton, no Republican proposed taking the nomination away from Bob Dole.

I'd like disgruntled Dems to turn to Ralph Nader as their candidate. Heh, heh, heh.

[Jim Noble]

Who would go through the primary process knowing that if they were successful but flagged against the other party's candidate they would have the rug pulled from under them.

Oh, when Hillary replaces Kerry, her scenario will leave him positively greatful to be off the ticket and out of the spotlight (if he survives).

[bondjamesbond]

I don't think the Torricelli option is quite appropriate because there was the little matter of his conviction on corruption charges as opposed to his unpopularity. A better analogy is 1996 when we Republicans knew we were all going down to defeat with Bob Dole. Even though someone handpicked would probably have run a more exciting race against Clinton, no Republican proposed taking the nomination away from Bob Dole.

Not quite. Torricelli had not been convicted at the time he chose to withdraw. He was being dogged by the same corruption charges that had swirling around him since he first ran for Student Council at Rutgers. Eventually the rumors caught up with him and he was looking like a certain loser, so he voluntarily dropped out. He had not been convicted of anything at that point.

The reasons the 'Pubbies did not dump Dole but the 'Rats dumped Torricelli is that the 'Pubbies have some standards of decency. A 'Rat will do anything to win.

[jps098]

Lost in all of the Draft Hitlery thought, is that the Dems need Kerry to be close, but the Clinton's want him to lose. As long as Kerry is close in the polls, they have what they want. The Clinton's will want to step in, only if Bush melts down with bad news. The Dems will want a fill in only if Kerry is 'off the map' in polls, which at this time, he isn't.