The Command Post
2004 US Presidential Election
« Moore Supports Clark | Main | Braun Announces Candidacy »
September 19, 2003
Clark | Clark Will Debate

After a little confusion, Clark has signaled that he will debate his Democratic rivals next Thursday. This is a risky but necessary move on Clark's part. As a general rule only a clear front-runner can afford not to debate. The challengers have nothing to lose and therefore are usually more aggressive in going after the leader. The leader, trying to sit on a lead will try to say just enough not to say anything. Clark is neither and must play both parts to a degree. While not technically a front runner, his resume alone gives him that respect and he should not forget that, especially when discussing foreign policy. However, he still has to gain ground on the other candidates and therefore must be bold on domestic policy. Clark needs exposure because, while his poll numbers are not bad for a guy who just started his campaign, he is effectively bringing up the rear. A stellar performance next Thursday could payoff big time, making him a front-runner with rank and file Dems looking for an alternative to Dean.



Posted by Mike Van Winkle at September 19, 2003 10:50 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Clark Should Win,He seems to do good debating Himself LOL.

Posted by: AJ at September 20, 2003 11:41 AM

Well, we know now that porn star/California gubenatorial candidate Mary Carey and Wesley Clark have at least one thing in common.

Posted by: Randal Robinson at September 21, 2003 10:24 AM

Post a comment

Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (Click here should you choose to sign out.)

As you post your comment, please mind our simple comment policy: we welcome all perspectives, but require that comments be both civil and respectful. We also ask that you avoid the extensive use of profanity, racist terms (neither of which we consider civil or respectful), and other boorish language.

We reserve the right to delete any comment, and to prohibit you from commenting on this site, if we feel you have broached this policy. As a courtesy, we will first send you an email noting a violation so you understand the boundaries. This will occur only once, however, and should we ban you from our comment forums we expect that ban to be permanent.

We also will frown upon those who suggest that we ban other individuals for voicing unpopular opinions, should those opinions be voiced in a civil and respectful manner. The point of our comment threads is to provide a forum for spirited though civil and respectful discourse … it is not to provide a forum in which everyone will agree with your point of view.

If you can live by these rules, welcome aboard. If not, then we’re sorry it didn’t work out, and thanks for visiting The Command Post.


Remember me?

(You may use HTML tags for style)