HOW 'FLIP-FLOP' KILLS KERRY

New York Post ^ | 3/09/04 | DICK MORRIS

[kattracks]

March 9, 2004 -- IT is increasingly clear that President Bush's line of attack against Kerry will be to describe him as a flip-flopping politician, changing his positions constantly to suit the political needs of the moment. One negative ad, previewed on "Meet the Press," showed an animation of two John Kerry boxers battling one another. The winner? George W. Bush. The obvious goal of the Bush attack is to discredit Kerry and make it hard for anyone to believe in him or anything he says. But this round of flip-flop attacks is just the precursor of the main Bush offensive. Attacking Kerry for reversing himself on many key issues will weaken the Democrat, but the real point is to soften him up for two more deadly attacks likely to follow.

[COBOL2Java]

An interesting explanation of Gramscian strategies vis-a-vis the previous occupant of the White House:

The Gramscian Commie in the White House

[raloxk]

"John F. Kerry has a bubble. I think his sleaziness will be his own downfall. The key is to make sure he can't move to the center in time for the fall campaign."


there is definitely a bubble.

Kerry is winning simply because he is winning and can beat Bush, not other reason is given.

it is like a NASDAQ stock in 1999 or RCA in 1928. The stock rose today for no reason than it rose yesterday

[sarasota]

Clintoon would never be elected today. Never. Times have changed and W's the man. Kerry will implode much like Dean did. Just wait and see.

[chilepepper]

I hope like hell you are right. Switching from Bush to Kerry would be mind numbing disaster...

[colorado tanker]

Morris may well be a man with no convictions, but he has a very astute sense of politics.