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Rocky Anderson for Bill Richardson: The broadest experience, smart on Iraq.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 02:10 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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Michael Eric Dyson for Barack Obama: A visionary candidate for a new America.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 01:56 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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Gore Vidal for Dennis Kucinich: A farsighted populist and pacifist.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 01:44 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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Richard Kim for Mike Gravel: An inconvenient truth-teller.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 01:40 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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Bruce Shapiro for Chris Dodd: Strongest on human rights and civil liberties.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 01:36 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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Katherine S. Newman for John Edwards: Like FDR, he's the real deal.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 01:29 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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Ellen Chesler for Hillary Clinton: A progressive who can win -- and govern.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 01:25 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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John Nichols for Joe Biden: The best fighter, the most quick-witted.

Posted November 8, 2007 | 01:18 PM (EST)


This article first appeared in the November 26th issue of The Nation magazine, and is published jointly online in collaboration with Huffington Post and OffTheBus. This is one in a series of eight essays by leading progressive commentators making the affirmative case for each of the Democratic presidential contenders.

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