Imagine if Kerry wasn't pandering?

[TruthIsAll]

He would be wiping up Bush. As it is, he is starting to open a lead, even though his campaign has been lacklustre and boring.

Kerry doesn't seem to realize that BBV will bite him in the ass unless he steps up and makes it an issue.

Dennis Kucinich, please speak to Kerry, will you?
It's Kerry's to lose - and Diebold's to win.



Average:
Kerry- 44.29%
Bush - 42.86
Total- 87.15

These numbers are biased for Bush. Kerry is further ahead. Look at Fox, IBD, CNN/Gallup. They are propping up the chimp.

Trust Zogby. Trust Pew. Trust Time (Harris poll).

Other - 12.85% (undecided/Nader)
...To Kerry- 8.50 (2/3 undecided/Nader traditionally to challenger)
...To Bush - 4.35

I am assuming Nader becomes a blip - he will pull under 1%.

So the revised (conservative) numbers are:
Kerry - 52.79% (he is probably really at 54%, after discounting the mediawhores Bush-propping)
Bush - 47.21

And Kerry can only go up from here as he buys ads and Bush self-destructs.

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

1. couldn't agree with you more

you don't win by blurring lines and being passive.

Attack. Say the things Pelosi did today.

[0rganism]

2. Sadly, Kucinich can't make any headway himself

We just had the Oregon primary this week. DK campaigned here for weeks. He managed to get under 17% of the vote. Even Larouche got 2%.

I can't bring myself to believe that all 80% of these registered Democrats are voting for Kerry out of bandwagon syndrome. There must have been a lot of people who want Kerry on his own merits. Call it pandering, but he's triangulated himself quite effectively. I have to admit some doubts that Kucinich would be doing so well were he the presumptive nominee.

For Kerry to be leading at all in this stage in the race is nothing short of outstanding.

[Sparkly]

3. If he weren't trying to appeal to the center,

which -- like it or not -- is where the most potential votes are, he might be successfully demonized as a dreaded Massachussetts Liberal, and be doing just as well as Michael Dukakis; or perhaps he could rival Saint Ralph's 5%...

[Nlighten1]

4. Remember the comment that Kerry made about...

ABC or who ever it was "doing the RNC's job for them"? It was almost as if he was completely unaware that sort of shit goes on at the major networks.

He should have known better after what they did to Dean. So with this sort of track record it wouldn't suprise me one bit if he gets blind-sided by BBV.