[Kakaze]

" Several Democrats and Kerry aides said some of his missteps were a result of exhaustion "

So the riggers of campaigning have frazzled the man so much he can't rationally reply or remember his own core positions? This from the people closest to him?

Yeah this guys real presidential material.

[kittymyrib]

Since he has never had a meaningful challenge in MA, he is not battle-tested. There will be many, many more periods of "exhaustion" that lead to a series of blunders because Karl Rove knows what makes him tick and ticked-off. You can take that to the bank.