Most liberal blog-reading types agree that the Democratic field is much stronger than the Republican one. But it occurred to me as I lay in bed last night that we tend to underestimate just how much stronger. If all three of the top democrats dropped out of the race tomorrow after being caught tapping toes with Larry Craig we'd still have a stronger field than the Republicans. Chris Dodd is a deeply impressive long-time liberal lion, Joe Biden is well thought of by many on foreign policy and a fairly charismatic figure, and Bill Richardson has a remarkable record and is the first major Latino candidate in history. That's not to mention the Democrats who dropped out or didn't run because the current field is so strong (Clark, Feingold, Warner, Bayh and Vilsack not to mention Gore). Who exactly would the Republicans have in a similar situation? Jeb? Tommy Thompson? --Sam Boyd
