Is this where we’re headed? If Dean leaves the race, do his supporters go with him? Are they willing to support another candidate?
After reading the newspaper coverage of the caucuses yesterday and the local webloggers’ impressions of the their caucuses, I’m concerned that the Dean supporters may lose their commitment and enthusiasm or even abandon their interest in the election.
While his candidacy has done a great service by getting so many people involved (though arguably, president Bush has also labored mightily on that task), some people are making the argument that the other Democratic candidates are riding on his coattails and appropriating his positions. How important is that?
If Kerry gets the nomination and Dr Dean isn’t offered the second spot on the ticket, will his supporters stay home on election day? For many of them, this may be their first experience with the inevitable compromises of politics and I hope they’re not too disappointed.