[Shadowfax]

I agree with this. My gut feel is that Bush is going to take Kerry easily. What we're seeing now is the media doing everything they can to prop John-Boy up. However, they're not going to be able to make the American people vote for him.

I was thinking about this earlier today. Kerry is a total loser as a candidate. The Democratic base will vote for him, but not even they can like him. He's unattractive, boring, rich, privileged, and elitist. He's the antithesis of what rank and file Dems say they want. He'll get the diehards, but I'm predicting that moderate Dems and swing voters will abandon Kerry in droves.

Which is, of course, Darth Hillary's plan from the start.

Democrats don't seem to learn anything from history. Republicans already tried this. They ran a boring, uninspiring, war hero back in 1996. Despite the fact that his opponent was a draft dodging, womanizing, scandal-ridden degenerate, Dole still lost. I don't see Kerry doing much against Bush.

[Reagan Man]

Presidential elections are always about the incumbent POTUS. This election will be no differeent. This election will be all about the fours years of leadership under President Bush. This election will hinge on the whether the Anmerican voter believes George W.Bush deserves another four years. This election will not be about John Kerry. If for some reason, the election turns into a referandum on John Kerry, then PresBush will lose. It's that simple.

[prairiebreeze]

Kerry's veep choice may play a bigger part in what you are referring to. If it's Edwards, or Hitlery, they will both bring a certain draw to the ticket. Especially Edwards because I think that at least some Democrat males would think long and hard about voting for the Beestie.

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

I think you are correct on many points. The media NEEDS a race at election time. And if they aren't getting one, then they will (and are) just manufacture one. We've seen a whole lot of media propping, just as you observed.

It will be interesting to see who Kerry chooses for veep.

Prairie