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As i said under the thread "The Eclipse" the Democratic party is like a ship that has hit the reef and is sinking. It has now been 3 election cycles where the Democrats have been excluded from wielding power. They are on the verge of being a marginalized party. They desperately need to move away form the worn out mantra of the New Deal and find some other platform to hang their hat on.

It is quite obvious that the failure of the extreme Liberal wing of the Democratic Party has set the stage for the modrates to make a comeback. Hilliary Clinton can play the part with the backing of Bill. However Hilliary may have some bagage they might prevent her from beocming the nominee.. her sexual preferences...

Whatever the case Hiliary must face reelection in 2006 for her NY Senate seat. She needs to establish that she is a viable Presidential canidate and not a mere one term fluke...

I would say that John Edwards has a shot at the nomination...however he at the present doesn't hold an elected office that would offer him some visibilty not only to the public but to the party hierarchy. Also he could not even pull his own state into the Blue column.

Obama...Who? and that precisely is his problem no national exposure or track record in the big league.

Kerry was at best a stopgap canidate. Who represented the extreme Liberal wing of the Party. I don't believe he would want to try another run...after all he is having too much fun Snowboarding.

Harry Reid... Is going to take Tom Dascals job as Minority leader in the Senate...He is from what I understand a Moderate Democrat. I unfortunately havn't lived in NV long enough to know of his record...

Perhaps I would start looking at the list of Democratic Govenors from the West or SW who represent a Moderte point of view...Tom Richardson from New Mexico? They would be the best bet to break the stranglehold that the Repblicans hold over the South, and West.

Another point is that the Democratic party has forgone anybody who is strong on National Defense since Scoop Jackson dropped out of the Presidential race in 1976. The Democrats to be viable once again need to don the mask of the hawk.