Primary debates.

After watching the primary debates and the past six years of Republican political dominance, is it any wonder that "Some Democrat" trounces "Some Republican" in polls but there isn't any Democratic candidate really in the running that can beat any of the Republicans with real prospects of winning his party's nomination in poll? When all of your even remotely exciting candidates seem to think that debates are good forums for making themselves seem stupid (Obama, Biden) delusional (Richardson on his policies, Kucinich on his chances of being president) nauseatingly phony (Clinton, Edwards) or just plain crazy (Gravel, who delivered the best points of the night, yet choice the rather unfortunate literary format of "insane rant") leaving only Dodd, sensible Dodd, interesting as plain, boiled chicken Dodd, you've got a problem. Don't get me wrong, Dodd would make a good president or presidential candidate in the 1930's, but please, please, Democratic party, don't nominate a smarter but less presidential looking version of Kerry. There are an awful lot of us that would like to elect a Democrat if you will only nominate someone palatable. (Well, all bets are off if Rudy can win the Republican primary without making us vomit, but that seems an ever more doubtful proposition...)