For example, you are a socialist. That is be the best policy for America, but that doesn't mean that mainstream America would accept you.
correction made. 
The only problem with Feingold is he's also up for re-election and in Wisconsin a special election is held if there's a vacant Senate seat, so even if he runs for both and wins like's expected, that doesn't guarantee keeping the seat. He would've been better in 2000, since he would've brought out the Jewish vote in Florida and not have driven off 527 voters like Lieberman's stupid whining about video games and music did.
Feingold is principled guy, but he is just another liberal who will scare off moderate voters and not address one of Kerry's biggest weaknesses, his liberal voting record. Feingold isn't even under consideration and that is a good thing as where he chose Kerry would be in a very very bad position.
Hillary has many of the same problems as Feingold, she's too liberal and too much of a divisive figure and grants Kerry no votes he would not have won anyway... but I am looking forward to State's reaction when she doesn't get picked.
The Best Choices are....
John Edwards
Mark Warner (Like Vilsack only a credible and useful candidate)
Blanche Lincoln
Evan Bayh
Bill Nelson
Mary Landrieu
Bill Richardson
The Worst Choices are...
Wes Clark
Dick Gephardt
Tom Vilsack
Bob Kerrey (just wouldn't work)
Russ Feingold
Dianna Feinstein
Hillary Clinton
The most Likely are, probably...
John Edwards
Dick Gephardt
Tom Vilsack
Evan Bayh
Wes Clark
...What have we learnt from this? Kerry's either getting advice from idiots or is very enamoured of the opinion that he knows best... [shakes head in abject exacerbation].
