Bredesen/Feingold '08?

Phil Bredesen is the Governor of Tennessee and from what Glenn Reynolds writes, it seems like he might be the best shot the Dems have at getting an electable candidate. I'm still hoping the Feingold will run, I can't think of anyone better to honestly represent America.

Bredesen's secret is no secret at all: It's respect. He doesn't view rural people, or southerners, with the thinly disguised contempt that is found, all too-often among national Democratic figures. And he's also not afraid to talk with people who disagree with him. In fact, one of the striking things, to me, is that he does so well on conservative talk radio. He speaks clearly, doesn't duck questions or retreat into soundbites and blather, and treats others with respect while not acting ashamed of his own positions. The result is that talk-show hosts, and listeners, respect him too. If this is hard to replicate, it says bad things about the rest of the Democratic field; this sort of thing ought to be Politics 101, not the advanced class.
But at least Bredesen gets it.

The original article from The New Republic