These ads are devastating, but I suspect they would have been far less effective if the Kerry campaign had been pursuing a different campaign strategy.
seeing how all Kerry ever talked about in the primaries was Vietnam, it's not a big suprise seeing what he did at his convention.
how could anyone have known that Kerry would make his Vietnam service the focal point of his convention speech?
What else has he got? His Senate record? He can’t run far enough away from that.
For the last 35 years he’s done nothing but brag about his 4 months in ‘Nam. You didn’t need to be Kreskin to see that acceptance speech coming.
It was as predictable as the sun coming up every morning. Kerry has used his Vietnam experience in every Senate campaign starting in 1984. He has spoken endlessly in the primaries about his service in Vietnam. It is part of his MO and DNA and has always been successful. He intimidates his opponents with it. I served, you didn't.
For the first time Kerry is up against a bunch of guys who won't be intimidated or backed down. They know him best and have the bona fides to more than match his. Kerry is having a hard time dealing with it.