Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern territory????
Hubert Humphrey came very close to winning, while McGovern coundn't see victory with a telescope (only MA and DC). So it seems the "bounce" is not the final answer in the race, since they were close in the "bounce" yet very far apart in the election.
Don't kid yourself. This will be a difficult race. Kerry will be the beneficiary of all the press perks that Clinton got, yet without the Clinton baggage. And on the other side, let's face it, there are some problems with Bush. Need I recite?: massive spending, Iraq war, economy, etc. etc. etc. And with the media the way it is I wouldn't count on any bounce from the Republican convention.
Bush may win, but it is way too early to be jubilant.
Good point about not being complacent, and it will still be a tough race.
But in the case of Humphrey, it was Wallace who made that a close race. Wallace cost Nixon the electoral votes of at least six states (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas). Without Wallace, Nixon would have beaten Humphrey by a wide popular vote margin.
Kerry doesn't have baggage!? He's a freekin gigalo married to a billionaire whackjob foreigner. If that ain't baggage I don't know what is. Clintoon was a selfmade evil genius with a penchant for strange tail. If I had to take one or the other it would be the sink meister.