Mark Warner, the Democratic contender

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On a charisma scale 1-10, he's a 3. Yeah, it could be worse, but still not too good.

I would rate him about a 5, with Allen about a 4.

Warner will need to work on his public speaking before he runs for president. He's much more emotive and charismatic than John Kerry, but that's not saying much.

Although John Kerry was an uncharismatic bore--based on this criteria--Warner would lose to a roll of scotch tape.

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I think the Democrats should arrange the primaries such that:
(1)  Iowa switches from caucuses to primaries.
(2)  New Hampshire is held AFTER South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Lousiana, and West Virginia.
(3)  No more front loading.  Perhaps three to four primaries every Tuesday, even the first week.
It's not going to happen though.  Some loony state, like Vermont or Massachusetts, might even be moved up.

Someone sure doesn't like the Northeast.

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I think the Democrats should arrange the primaries such that:
(1)  Iowa switches from caucuses to primaries.
(2)  New Hampshire is held AFTER South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Lousiana, and West Virginia.
(3)  No more front loading.  Perhaps three to four primaries every Tuesday, even the first week.
It's not going to happen though.  Some loony state, like Vermont or Massachusetts, might even be moved up.

Someone sure doesn't like the Northeast.

I'd go-along with a whole scale re-arranging of the Democratic primary season - it might allow moderates as opposed to liberals to sieze the momentum and if, sanity, prevails that is what will happen in 2008

The fact that Southern primaries voted for the liberal Kerry, because he had the momentum following earlier victories, was absurd if you think about it. He might have won the primaries but he hadn't a cat in hell's chance of being even competitive in most Southern states - Florida wasn't even that close and while in West Virginia (not strictly a Southern state, geographically) the result there was probably the worst, nationally, for the Democrats. Bush 13-points ahead - that took time to sink it, but on reflection, I'm not surprised

So, Krusty, I pretty much agree with what you have said but I wouldn't go as far to call either Massachusetts or Vermont loony - but states like that are reliably Democrat and would vote for a moderate as well as a liberal over a conservative Republican. I wouldn't like to see them moved up in the primary order at all

Dave

How far will this moderate/liberal split go? Wouldn't unity be a attribute to Democratic party that it hasn't had since perhaps Andrew Jackson's time? Unity really is a big advantage the Republicans have over the Democrats.

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Assuring as these numbers sound, Warner still has less charisma than Paul Wolfowitz.