At our local street fair today I had time to chat with folks running booths for both Clark and Dean’s candidacies. Interesting stuff–the Clark representative was maybe very slightly more articulate, the Dean folks somewhat more passionate. The Clark representative talked about foreign policy and the practicalities of getting the southern vote; the Dean representatives talked about domestic social programs and about returning power to the people.
I think the passion on the Dean side is not to be underestimated: that is the sort of thing that can make voters break through their apathy and get out to vote, and given that this country is split just about 50/50 on so many political issues, it all is going to come down to getting out the vote.
But mostly this all brings out the fact that I need to do my own research more deeply, so that I can decide who I support–and then get out and do something about it.