What event could kill Kerry's election chances the most?

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Kerry flops in the debates, WMD's are found, the economy suddenly....

"creates" 1,000,000 "new" jobs.

[AntiCoup2K4]

12. How many WalMarts can they open in 6 weeks?

There ain't gonna be any 1 million jobs.

[IndianaGreen]

17. I cannot conceive of an scenario in which Kerry would flop at a debate

unless he drinks water that someone has laced with LSD.

[Hippo_Tron]

24. But the media will call it for chimp...

Kerry will do spectacular at the debates but the media will call it for chimp if he shows up with his shoes tied.

[AntiCoup2K4]

25. Even on 8 hits of acid he would be more coherent than Junior!

Hell, it might get him to loosen up a little bit.

Mr pResident, not only are you a lying idiot, but so is that giant chartreuse tarantula crawling up your arm. He just told me there were STILL weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Now stop these damn walls from bleeding and TELL AMERICA THE TRUTH!!" :crazy:

[K-W]

2. People place a great deal of importance on the debates.

I think it is Kerry's chance either put Bush away or lose all momentum

edit: And it is too late for a VP switch on the GOP ticket, it would hurt the GOP at this point, unless Cheney died. And there wont be any WMD's, if they had them, theyd have shown them already.

[Robbien]

3. Yeah right. Just tell the right wing how to defeat their opponent

Got a glass jaw? Tell the guy who is prepared to defeat you why don't you?

[Avalux]

4. I don't like the negative

tone of this poll. We don't need to be thinking of ways to lose. What's your point anyway?

[mia]

7. I agree.

That was my first thought when seeing the headline.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

9. Quite frankly, the optimism well is drying up.

I was trying to reflect on weaknesses that Kerry might need to focus on in order to win this election. You may not realize it, but things are a bit rough at the moment. Maybe I'm just venting, but like I said, the optimism tank is trying up, and the trealism tank is overflowing.

[Avalux]

11. Realism?

We already know what Rove and Co. are capable of doing, so what's happening is to be expected. Don't know how you are guaging the "optimism well is drying up". Sounds like a RW talking point to me and Kerry doesn't need your kind of pessimism.

[Meshuga]

14. I don't like it either...

WTF! Who wants to think about ways to lose an election? Some of the options are ridiculous. Forged papers? Some people watch too much TV.

[Lefta Dissenter]

5. he loses

if more morAns go vote than smart people.

Get out there and get people registered!

[vi5]

6. People who call themselves liberals but won't vote for him...

Our biggest danger is people who still insist on ideological purity from their candidate or who are more concerned with being annoyed at us having a two party system then they are at what Bush has done to the country.

It's not even just Nader voters. I know people who consider themselves liberal but who are going to sit this election out altogether because one issue or the other gets them annoyed at Kerry and they refuse to look at the issues with which they agree with Kerry.

If all of these people voted for Kerry we would win in a landslide.

[smirkymonkey]

8. How about other?

Like BushCo steals the election again. That would be my pick.

[Robbien]

10. Where is "Kerry is going to win, what is this losing you are talking about

That is the choice which would have my vote.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

16. Honestly, I was just venting.

It's tempting at times to indulge in self-pity and defeat, but that won't change things.

[PittLib]

13. I've seen Kerry speak twice now...

and he's way to bright and eloquent to do this (blow the debates). His only issue, from where I stand, is keeping it concise.

[Worthless Teen]

15. I think it's important not to set the debate bar

too high for Kerry...everyone thought Gore would blow Bush out of the water in the 2000 debates, so when Dubya turned in a decent (but not spectacular) performance, he was crowned the winner. Ann Richards similarly underestimated him in their Governor's race in 1994. Fool me once...

[PittLib]

21. I get the psychology ...

but it doesn't change the fact that Kerry will be better. They aren't challenging their own expectations - they're challenging each other. Kerry is a much better extemporaneous speaker, which explains why Bush is chickening out on the town hall open forum whatchacallit. And I think that Kerry is a lot more polished than Gore. Besides, this is among supporters ... not set up by the media for broad public consumption. I'd like to think we can be honest here ...?

[redsoxliberal]

18. can I just point out

I think Osama and Saddam hate each other as much as Bush and Saddam. There is ZERO chance of a link.

[mvd]

19. Kerry blowing the debates

But I doubt that will happen. I think Gore got too much conflicting advice and it confused him and made him nervous. Kerry is very steady and he has direction. I hope he focuses a lot on Bush's flip flops.

[AmerDem]

20. Is this poll really needed?

Fill me in, how does this benefit us and Kerry's campaign? How about an answer original poster?

[napi21]

22. I really think the debates is where Gore lost.

As much as I wanted him to win in 2000, I remember watching that debate where he kept sighing in the background. One time might have actually been good, but continuous like he did was very bad. Even I said OHHH, he shouldn't be doing that!

I suspect some advisor suggested that, but they were very wrong.

Kerry won't do that, forst because all the handlers have learned from history, and second that's just not him. But could he do something equally dumb? Who knows.

[unfrigginreal]

23. What forged documents?

:eyes:

[bigwillq]

26. This is a great way to think positively (nt)

[David Zephyr]

27. Democrats Who Ask Questions Like The One In This Poll.

That's what could "could kill Kerry's election chances the most."