I think this is the most important thing that will hurt Kerry. He didn't go through a tough campaign. He didn't have a major opponent after Dean cut his own throat. It would have been good practice in the general campaign to have had more of a fight in the primaries.
But I'm not a talking head on Fox News so what do I know?
Q: Would you mind telling me who you voted for?
A: John Kerry.
Q: Why do you like Kerry?
A: Duh! I guess I don't know much about him, but the polls say he can beat Bush.
You bring up a hell of a good point that I hadn't heard floated before. I think you got it right!
Have Fox call me - I'll vouch for you as someone that has a thinking head as well as a talking one.
(Their in short supply on mainstream TV these days)