Jerry:

The move-on crowd was supposed to win the primaries for Dean but that didn’t pan out. They make the most noise but their ability to actually controll the party is more talk then reality. If Clinton was a no name I would agree that she would need to tack left but Clinton has the recognition and if Soros decides to back someone else she still will have no problem raising money. Her PAC has been raking it in for years and being the first serious female candidate for President, assuming Condi doesn’t run against her, will be a major vote and money getter. A million things could happen between then and now but she is going to be very hard to beat. I don’t see myself ever voting for her and I think much of what she says is calculated to get into office and is no barometer of how she will act when she gets there. Her recent comments on abortion and religion are pure BS but they poll well. She is going to be very tough to beat. The very fact that she didn’t jump on the Boxer- Kennedy pull the troops out right away gambit is a sign that she has a better read on the country then most of her possible opponents. But while not backing Kennedy she left herself lots of wiggle room to hammer Bush if things go south. She is a smart pol and is getting better every year.