[zencat]

I think these protesters, particularly the radicals, actually damage the Kerry campaign and may increase support for Bush. Mainstream Americans just aren't down with this sort of crap.

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

Kerry loses by trying to be all things to all people: war hero, war protester; critic of Bush's Iraq policy, enthusiastic endorser of Bush's invasion of Iraq -- and so on.

I think things will get quite out of hand, because, as conservative in nyc said, "These people have been itching for a repeat of Chicago 1968." Bush can put Kerry on a really hard spot by insisting that Kerry condemn these extremists. That will give Kerry the choice between alienating his leftist base OR alienating middle America. It's a lose-lose situation for Kerry.

That is why I am hoping that the protests go over the top. If they do, put some serious money on a Bush landslide (if you are into strategic betting)!