Kerry looking ahead to '08
According to the AP, John Kerry (whom, of course, I supported in '04) is positioning himself for another run at the White House in '08.
And why not? He won't win, but what's wrong with giving it another go? After all, he almost beat an incumbent president in a time of war. There are better candidates out there, but if he ever got his convoluted, nuanced positions together... Okay, that's a huge if... Still, he remains a credible candidate with a solid record and I see no reason why he wouldn't be a welcome addition to the ranks of the leading Democratic contenders once again.
For more (and for uniformly negative views of Kerry as a potential candidate in '08), see The Moderate Voice (which explains the many problems of a Kerry run); Shakespeare's Sister (who thinks it's over for Kerry); AMERICAblog (which similarly thinks it's time to move on); and, on the right, Captain's Quarters (which doesn't think Kerry has a chance).
(See here for a post on Gore in '08.)
And why not? He won't win, but what's wrong with giving it another go? After all, he almost beat an incumbent president in a time of war. There are better candidates out there, but if he ever got his convoluted, nuanced positions together... Okay, that's a huge if... Still, he remains a credible candidate with a solid record and I see no reason why he wouldn't be a welcome addition to the ranks of the leading Democratic contenders once again.
For more (and for uniformly negative views of Kerry as a potential candidate in '08), see The Moderate Voice (which explains the many problems of a Kerry run); Shakespeare's Sister (who thinks it's over for Kerry); AMERICAblog (which similarly thinks it's time to move on); and, on the right, Captain's Quarters (which doesn't think Kerry has a chance).
(See here for a post on Gore in '08.)
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
8:13 AM
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If Kerry runs - and it's pretty hard to see him not running, given his activities the past six months - I think he'll get seriously slammed in Iowa and do only somewhat better in New Hampshire, then disappear as a credible candidate in whatever primary he next contests. He support was never deeply-held in 2004, and only his most ardent backers will want another round.
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Anonymous, at 2:36 PM
John Kerry = Yawn
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Fixer, at 6:00 PM
He earned my respect in the 2004 campaign, but not my trust in him as a surefooted campaign politician.
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Battlepanda, at 2:17 AM
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