Liberal Oasis' wise counsel should be heeded:

The Anybody But Bush attitude is absolutely correct.

But voting against your heart is absolutely not. It shouldn't hurt to vote.

This is not to say that Dean is the only "heart" vote, and Kerry the only "head" vote.

There are plenty of people who are inspired by both of them, as well as the rest of the field.

There are probably folks that like Kerry but worry he'll get tagged as another Massachusetts liberal.

Folks that like John Edwards but worry he'll be derided as an inexperienced ambulance chaser.

Folks that like Wesley Clark but are worried (now) that the media will nitpick him to death.

And folks that like Dean but worry he'll be seen as too far outside the mainstream.

While it's worth considering how a candidate is going to play with voters who aren't hard-core Dems and liberals, nothing is more important that your own gut assessment.

Don't forget the lesson of 2002. [...]