Post Tuesday, December 31st, 2002
Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) is looking increasingly likely to throw his hat into the 2004 presidential sweepstakes. Graham, like most successful Florida Democrats, likes to portray himself as a “moderate.” He was elected governor and then senator largely on his unflinching support of the death penalty.
However, Graham is in reality a far-left liberal. His entry into the race is interesting because, of all the presidential candidates in the race, he’s the only one who voted against the Iraq resolution. That gives him a leg up in the Democratic primaries, but he’ll make a lousy opponent to Bush in the general election and may well suffer an electoral defeat of George McGovern proportions.