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Kerry's New Jersey problem has some Democrats puzzled and more than a little concerned. Speculation about the cause ranges from the state's front-row seat for the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center to Mr. Kerry's monied lifestyle and patrician demeanor.
"It's hard," said William T. Mullen, president of New Jersey's building trades union and a fervid Bush detractor. "Bush wraps himself in the flag from 9/11 and the war. He knows how to play that to his advantage."
Mr. Mullen considered the poll numbers for a moment and added: "Working people should not even consider voting for Bush. Oh, that would be so terrible."

You have no Idea who Bill Mullen (Bigtime Dem Power Player in the state....) is do you? The fact that Mullen is SPEAKING TO THE ISSUE, is the admission.

Or did you expect the Frenchman to come out and say it himself?

What this article says to me is that a Washington Times reporter called up this guy to get his response to the poll numbers and he replied with what was on his mind. I have no reason to believe he was representing campaign thinking--if anything, he was probably straying way off the reservation.

The fact that some polls show NJ tied is news to Mullen indicates how far out of the loop he must be because we've known about them here on FR for several weeks now--along with polls showing Kerry with an 8-12 point lead over Bush. Mullen may be a power player in NJ politics, but it's a big leap from there to the Kerry campaign.

If someone's going to make a claim that this article shows an admission on the part of Kerry or the Kerry campaign, that has to be backed up. It ain't there.