Jim presumably is suggesting that Hillary will replace Kerry, as Lautenberg replaced the disgraced Torricelli. I find that very hard to imagine at this late date.
As for the turtle on the fence post, that's an old Hillary line she learned in Arkansas. If you see a turtle on a fence post, someone put it there. Translation: some things clearly show the hand of someone else at work. Not sure exactly what Jim Noble means by that in this context.
Aw, shucks, I thought quidam was back.
Hey! Thanks! I couldn't figure out what was meant...especially the turtle on the fence post thing.
As far as Hillary replacing Kerry, as Lautenberg replaced the disgraced Torricelli, I certainly HOPE it's too late!
The reason things could be changed in New Jersey concerning that race is because of the election rules in that state.
It doesn't work in most states. Kerry, in accepting the nomination, has sealed his fate to being the candidate on the ballot across the country.
Hillary, if she really truely is going to sabotage Kerry for her run in 2008, wouldn't be acting quite yet anyways. She's shrewd enough to realize the last three weeks of the campaign is when Kerry should be put out to pasture, like how Gore's people tried to do to GWB by the last minute DUI story.
However, people are starting to see the fact Kerry's peaked, and it is only downhill from here. Assuming 8 pct of undecideds like Zogby claims, Kerry's support will erode 4 points and Bush will be up 6 points after the Republican convention, I predict.