St. Louis Today - Favorite son Rep. Richard Gephardt was surrounded nearly everywhere he went by U.S. senators and lawmakers, reporters and former staffers, all wanting to wish him well. A high point of his popularity was evidenced after the debate when ABC newsman and debate moderator Charles Gibson said to Gephardt in a private moment: "It should have been you up there - things would have been different."
Hey, I'll agree with that.
Had Demcorats nominated Gephardt I'd certainly be taking a longer look at who I'm voting for. I'm not exactly sure I would have voted for Gephardt, but he's certainly a more convincing candidate than Kerry when it comes to national security, which is the most important issue in this campaign.
Honestly though, I still think Democrats should have nominated Lieberman.