Suggestion: There is no clear focus of political opposition in this country. There are individuals who are spokespeople in Congress/Senate. Then there are others in the media,leading PACs etc. However, this dilutes a single, coherent message delivered eloquently and consistentlyl by a credible leader for the opposition.
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I wrote this comment to Senator John Kerry's on-line office.
A question
Thanks for your great campaign.
I contributed much financially and also in time.
I felt you did a great job.
However, why concede until after all the votes were counted. I chose you at the primary because I didn't think you would roll over and die like Gore and would been tenacious - I thought your record as a DA might come in useful here.
What happens if the arithmetic was wrong and the count goes for you. You have conceded - can you unconcede?
Another important issue:
I hoped that you would become a spokesman for the "opposition" should you lose in a close election. You could galvanize the opposition for 4 years and hand over the torch at the next election.
Instead - you faded away.
This is gutless and that wasn't the John Kerry I saw.
OK, there is no precedent in this country for a spokesman for the opposition - but that is what creative and intelligent people innovate. And you are creative and innovative. This could just be the beginning of John Kerry the leader of the opposition.
I am not a sore loser. I can accept the results of a fair contest. I can even lose at monopoly without becoming grumpy!
Welcome back to work.