Maybe. If Kerry can stay sober.
Actually, the more I think about Kerry's speech, the less I liked it. Aside from the obvious silly gaffes (five words, red sox), he said some pretty stupid things: he said he wouldn't be questioned on his fitness. In other words, he feels like he doesn't have to answer Zell Miller's charges, he can just blow them off because he served in Vietnam, and that's his "get into office free" card. The man acts like he's entitled to the office, and that's going to rub people the wrong way. His contention that he doesn't have to answer questions about his record is not going to work--because the Republicans will continue to bombard him with exactly those questions.
I turned to the speech a bit late so I might have missed when he said that (although it was one big, angry, stream so I very well might have heard it), I read about it here (via Instandpundit)
I thought the angry ranting on the economy would be effective. Not that I think JFK has any real plans for our economy--and he didn't give any specific plans in his speech--but the anger might resonate with voters who feel like Bush isn't doing enough for our economy, doesn't take it seriously enough.