Is electability still an issue for Democratic candidates? I'm not sure it matters any more. Here's why.
In all my dealings with people on the campaign trail, the thing I hear the most from all of them is that they want George W. Bush out of office. They are absolutely fervent about that.
I want to propose that it doesn't matter who the Democrats run. All of them will get the hard work and votes of those people. I think it is this broad and deep resource that will spell the end of W. and the Republican stranglehold on the Federal government.
Many people are focused on the polls, which seem to show the country about evenly divided along party lines. But I don't think that takes into account how truly committed Democrats are to getting rid of Bush. These people are really and truly angry. These people haven't really begun to show their influence because the attention has all been within the party. At some point, this is going to turn outward toward the Republicans.
I think the Democrats could run Dennis Kucinich and still take the Whitehouse, even though we've never had a short President before.
Of course, the nominee could end up squandering this resource, so a Republican defeat is not inevitable. But is there anyone who would not vote for another Democrat candidate just because their horse didn't win the nomination race? No, they are all going to show up for the eventual nominee.
What do you think?