Democrats Should Not Quit

(Danville, California)

 

Did anyone hear another scream?  This morning on a couple of network TV news programs Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said one of the Democratic presidential candidates should quit in June.

 

He did not recommend a "quitter," but he did say it should take place after the final primaries are over on June 3.

 

"We want the voters to have their say. That's over on June 3," Dean said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America."

 

Over? Hmmm... I thought many of the "Super Delegates" actually represented the voters? And what about November? Who gets the say then? Voters should keep raising their voices, even after the balloting. I've said this before and will say it again: Americans like fighters, not quitters! This is why John McCain has such great appeal!

 

I believe Howard Dean is way off base here, and his comment is symptomatic of the problems within the Democratic Party. The "Super Delegate" system was set up by party elders to "correct a mistake" if voters made one and selected a nominee who could not possibly win. Does anyone still believe in the will of the people?

 

If we are truly a democracy, then party leaders just need to let this "play out" by itself, even if that means a brokered convention in Denver in late August. Dean disagrees with me: "We really can't have a divided convention. If we do, it's going to be very hard to heal the party afterwards," Dean said. "So we'll know who the nominee is and that'll give us an extra 2 1/2 months to get our party together, heal the wounds of having a very closely divided race, and take on Senator McCain."

 

The Party has 2 1/2 months to heal and move on. We could still see a joint "Obama-Clinton" or "Clinton-Obama" ticket! So let them do the democratic thing and let the process go ahead. We could use a little excitement in Denver, even if it's another "I Have a Scream!" speech like the one candidate Dean gave in Iowa in 2004.

 

I will be in Charlotte next week for the North Carolina primary. Please check in daily at www.MarkCurtisMedia.blogspot.com.

 

(Portions of this report are courtesy of the Associated Press).

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