Both Hugh and Britt might be accurate.
Kerry's camp probably feels they are on the offensive
Fine. Let them push aggressively push forward with a foreign policy agenda and positions that are pre-9/11 in tone and relevancy. The majority of Americans will reject them.
They may very well feel they are on the offensive.
All the better for us. They are missing the undercurrents and when it hits them, they are going to be blindsided.
They certainly are offensive.