[KevinTheOmnivore]

Kerry is stronger because he won the broader base of support. The Anybody but Bushers wanted Dean, but they'll settle for anybody (hence the name). Gephardt had the labor support, and that got him nowhere, even in dense labor states. Lieberman is a Jew who comes across as too morally conservative. Dean seemed to "radical"for your middle-class, professional, liberal Democrat type. Kucinich the same, just worse. Clarke lacked substance, and Edwards wasn't much better in that department.

Kerry was the best choice for Democrats. Not necessarily for those who supported the various issues touted by the other candidates, but I digress....