If Kerry is indicted now, Bush loses. Either the Democrats will manage to win with Edwards, or they'll make a sufficient stink to make 2000 look like a cakewalk. Either way, Bush is deprived of the mandate he very much needs.
Did you read the petition?:
"Be it known, however, that on 03 November, we will seek full recourse in an effort to have John Kerry prosecuted for acts of treason and disqualified from any future campaign for any national office."