Clark To Enter Presidential Contest

Fox News ^ | September 16, 2003

[Clintonfatigued]

Aides say retired Army general on Tuesday decided to toss his hat into the ring for the 2004 Presidential race.

[Clintonfatigued]

I may be mistaken, but Wesley Clark could be real trouble. The biggest handicap for the Democrats is the (correct) perception that they are not serious about protecting national security. You can not say that about an Army general like Clark. Also, he's a blank slate on controversial issues of the day, on which he can draw whatever he pleases. And if Clark picks a moderate for a running mate, like Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) for example, then even The South is doubtful.

[sboyd]

A few tidbits about Clark and why he will never get the nomination. Homeland security and military strength are not the top issues of liberal democratic voters. It is all about who can make fun of Bush more and that is why Dean is in the lead. Clark could be a threat in the general election, but there are countless amounts of clips of Clark calling our military strategy during the war in Iraq a failure and in doubt. He will have to answer for that. He has to have positions on these issues real quickly: universal health care, abortion, gun rights, homosexual rights, affirmative action, labor unions,education and that will be hard. His southern strategy will not work because he has not lived here in quite some time and he has a northern accent and he speaks like he is on CNN again. At least Edwards "sounds" like us. He is a little late and he has not debated the other nine yet. His first debate will either deflate his campaign and hollywood glamour or beef him up more. He is not Ike Eisenhower and this is not 1992. Fancy Clintonistas cannot save him or Gray Davis. It will be up to the liberals that vote in the primary in a little over three months from now. By the way, the Deep South is going for Bush period.And because the news says someone is a moderate does not make it so (Bob Graham, ACU rating of 16 and Edwards, ACU rating of 12).

[TheCookMan]

At this point, I think that the only two viable candidates for the general election are John Kerry and Joe Lieberman.

Howard Dean, while being the poster boy for all the libs, has made too many slip ups, too many flip-flops, for him to make it. Wesley Clark was an incompetent general, and this will be pointed out. Just dig up that quote from a British General about Kosovo: "I'm not going to start World War III for you."

But then again, the Republicans can't run a campaign worth a UN resolution, and that doesn't say much. The Bush campaign in Oregon was laughable, and yet Oregon is a swing state.

[montag813]

Clintonfatigued
Since Aug 15, 2003

[Impy]

The only thing I'm worried about is that it seems he has the full dark powers of the Clinton's behind him.

He himself is all fluff. He has the same far-left positions of Dean/Kerry wraped around a military biography of little to no real accomplishment. He's come out as pro-abort and pro-gun control.

Generals usually have to do something to get elected like win a big war.

As was said he hasn't lived in Arkansas in a long time. And lets not forget, Gore came from the south and lost all of it.

I was figuring he was gona join Dean as his running mate. I wonder what Billery is up to with this.

[Revolutionary]

Clark is in the race to destroy Lieberman's chances (and to some extent Kerry's). He further splits the non-Dean vote, taking most of it from Lieberman. Despite all the talk of Dean being the front runner, Lieberman is the one to beat if primary season is not decided early. He has the most support across the country.

The Democrats believe in holding your friends close and your enemies closer. That is why Lieberman will not be allowed to win.

Behind the scenes there is also a "Progressive" (read anti-American Socialist) vs "New Democrat" (read sometimes pro-American Socialist) fight. The Progressives are trying to purge the party of the New Democrats. I think by 2006 that the purge will be all but complete and the New Democrats will be wandering aimlessly in the dark looking for a party. A few will make the leap to the Republicans, but many will just fade away. 2008 will be the great last gasp of the Democrat party. This will be the Democrat's last chance to save Communism from the ash heap of history.

After 2008 the Democrat party will either die out and be replaced or it will be reinvented into something completely different. My crystal ball gets a little murky that far out.

[Impy]

Lieberman is leading in national polls only due to name recognition from 2000. He doesn't have much real support. Activist rats loathe him.

[free100]

I think that Clerk is a threat to Bush. Especially since we have worked so hard to get soldiers' votes counted, now that could backfire.

Bush still has the advantage of being a commander in chief, rather than a fired general. Does the military seem to support Clark?

[eddie willers]

Does anyone know any Republicans who might vote for him

Not a chance.
He's nuts.

[Clintonfatigued]

I haven't seen any yet. However, that could change if the economy continues to sag and the Iraq war doesn't look up. A number of "soft" Republicans are beginning to lose resolve in their support for Bush, though they haven't backed away from him yet. Right now, many in the public see Gen. Clark as a Democratic version of Dwight Eisenhower. If the 'Rats are able to keep up that appearance, then Clark has a real shot at winning the election.

[Jordan Vandenberg]

Hahaha! The military to this day hates that pansy. I'm still in and I can tell you we're laughing our heads off.

The guy's the biggest joke out there.