In my book, someone like Gore or Clark should head the ticket. Any others who we might want consider should be as far away from corporate contribution money as we can get them (aka the DLC). First on my priority list for 2008 is a ticket that will get the opportunity to help put in a national campaign public finance system in place, which in my mind is the long term strategy to get some true populist power back in our government.

I'm hoping that Feingold, even though he's not running for president, will consider filling out the ticket that the Dems pick. Gore/Feingold or Clark/Feingold would do what is needed I think. How well that sells to American and whether they can win with that combination is another question. I think that comes with a better selling job of our candidates. Something that a DLC-ridden Democratic Party has been very poor at in recent years.

But if the right issues are emphasized, I think it can be done.

Another concern I have with Hagel is that he's probably too close to the E-Voting systems industry too. Being a former CEO of ES&S and having many suspicious events helping him get elected initially have me concerned how he would ensure our voting infrastructure would be reformed with him in office.

We should be able to win with an all Democratic ticket for a change in 2008. The Dems just need to sell themselves better.

Posted at November 27, 2006 5:20 PM in response to 2008 Ticketing