2008 Predictions... just for the hell of it.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

soulty's scenario makes no sense at all.

First of all, he has some idea that somehow losing by 2.5% is America resoundly saying they hate the Democrats. If so, I'm interested in how 1996 was a not a worse rejection of the Republicans. Second, there's no reason to believe the Democrats are just going to move further left. If you think Dean as DNC chair proves this, you are rather deluded as anyone who's actually looked at his record knows Dean is not a far leftist. Even AuH2O and John Ford have admitted this.

Third left of Kerry is Kucinich, not Gore. I don't see how the Democrats could be on a steady leftward path by nominating the same guy they nominated in 2000 who is more moderate than the guy nominated in 2004. Fourth, it seems to imply Harkin is a bad VP choice and some liberal nut out of the mainstream, when in fact he'd be perfect as he is a liberal in touch with middle America and from a Bush state. That's exactly the type of guy we need.

Now as for Coleman, I'm interested in what makes him such an amazing senator he's worth putting on the ticket after only one term, and if you want to compare him to John Edwards, go ahead, since you're then basically admitting he'll run for the national ticket since he would realize he has little chance of winning reelection, and Edwards really didn't bring anything to the ticket in the end anyway. And with a 47% approval rating, he would hardly secure Minnesota.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Even if Nussle is elected governor, he would not run after only 2 years of it.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

actually I didn't notice that post originally and I was busy this weekend but anyway:

First of all, yeah the Democrats do have move a little to the center, but from Kerry, that gives us plenty of room to move, unless you believe someone like Kucinich or Barbara Boxer is going to get nominated in 2008. Gore is significantly much closer to the Senate than Kerry.

and the Star Tribune polls may not be great (Although there was never a Bush losing Minnesota by 15 points poll, and in fact one of the polls was fairly accurate, it had Kerry up by 5, not too far off from the result and closer than the polls that had Bush winning it), but please don't tell me you honestly believe Coleman is insanely popular here, that he's a lock for reelection in 2008 or that he would lock up Minnesota being on the ticket.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Name a Democratic candidate you think would do good. All your predictions are so super-partisan I don't know why I should keep listening to them.

Do you honestly think someone like Frist would have the edge over Bayh? Do you think Bayh would lose Vermont?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Are you actually saying Hillary is a better candidate than Bayh?