Looking at the results from the Tennessee
Democratic primary, I was struck by the fact that the combined Clark-Edwards
vote trumped Kerry’s. Given that Gen. Wesley Clark never came up with a
compelling rationale for his campaign, I can’t help wondering if we’d still
have a Democratic horserace if he’d never run, allowing John Edwards to
emerge as the alternative to Kerry. Probably not, but it’s worth thinking
about. Personally, I’m tickled that Kerry’s going to be the guy (if we can’t
have Ho-Ho, that is). Edwards would have been a more formidable opponent
than a dull Senate liberal from Massa-gay-marriage-chusetts. If Kerry loses
this fall, though, I think Dems in a recriminatory mood may be wise to see
vanity candidate Wes Clark as a spoiler.
