Barbara Boxer

[dazzleman]

I wish the Democrats would nominate her, but I don't think she will.  She's the absolute caricature of the ultra-liberal New York-born hag, and she'd lose in a landslide.

Plus, it's not accurate to say that all 48% of the Kerry voters were ultra-liberal the way Boxer is.  Many are not that liberal, but just had certain reasons for not liking Bush.  Neither are all the Bush voters ultra-conservative.

[dazzleman]

...even though they are far left.

Plus, it's not accurate to say that all 48% of the Kerry voters were ultra-liberal the way Boxer is.  Many are not that liberal, but just had certain reasons for not liking Bush.  Neither are all the Bush voters ultra-conservative.

dazzleman is right about Democrat voters - very few are 'far left'.  Certainly the party itself is a Center-Right party.  As for Bush voters, while not all are ultra-conservative, I think a far larger proportion are 'extremists' than Kerry voters.

Kerry was an extremely moderate candidate.

I didn't say "very few" Democratic voters are far left.  I said "not all" are far left.  I think the Democratic base is far left.

I think Kerry was a liberal candidate who unsuccessfully masqueraded as a moderate.  I'm not sure moderate is a compliment for him coming from you, considering your views on some other issues.  If you considered him far right, then maybe he'd be a moderate.  But if you call him a moderate, it's a pretty safe bet that he's far left.

[dazzleman]

Boxer has the IQ of a grapefruit.

^^^^

[dazzleman]

No, Kerry was extremely successful in casting himself as a moderate. That's how the biggest liberal in the Senate got 48% of the vote.

He had some degree of success, but not enough to win, and that's what counts.  So he was unsuccessful.