A fellow who goes by the handle of "Larry in VA" posted the following in the comments on BFA tonight. I thought it was pretty insightful of him, and also thought I'd share it here.
Note that this is not mine and I take no credit for it... just passing it on cuz I like it and he said I could...
We're all familiar with the concept of "spin" in politics. Well here's my spin on the primary and caucus results to date, especially in regards to Kerry's so-called electability:
Arizona
Kerry: 43%
NOT Kerry: 57%
New Mexico
Kerry: 42%
NOT Kerry: 58%
North Dakota
Kerry: 51%
NOT Kerry: 49%
Oklahoma
Kerry: 27%
NOT Kerry: 73%
Iowa
Kerry: 38%
NOT Kerry: 62%
Missouri
Kerry: 51%
NOT Kerry: 49%
New Hampshire
Kerry: 39%
NOT Kerry: 61%
Delaware
Kerry: 50%
NOT Kerry: 50%
South Carolina
Kerry: 45%
NOT Kerry: 55%
So, in 6 of the 9 states majorities of the voters DID NOT CHOOSE John Kerry! In the other three states, the Kerry vs. NOT Kerry percentages were tied or nearly tied. It seems to me that you can legititmately say that a majority of the voters preferred someone other than John Kerry, so what does that say about his electability?
Of course, this is just spin, but it's no less valid than the biased garbage the punditocracy has been putting out regarding Gov. Dean!
I plan on trying to incorporate this into some letters to editors and undecided voters. If anyone else can make anything out of this, by all means feel free!