The only one who has run a worse campaign that Fred this season is Rudy. They are both duds. In Rudy’s case, the wound was self-inflicted; he should have fired his campaign mis-manager long ago. In Fred’s case, he just lacked the fire in the belly. He was incredibly wooden for someone who is an actor—perhaps he needed his director around to tell him what to do.
Exactly. My impression of Fred is that he is going through the motions, either for his wife's sake (the director) or as a stalking horse for his friend McCain. Either way, his heart does not appear to be in winning the nomination nearly as much as his supporters are. I appreciate his emphasis on doing what's right for the nation, but he doesn't inspire me past that. Personally, I like the man- but he needs to step it up considerably in an outward fashion, get more aggressive on McCain and drop his McCain-Feingold baggage at the curb to get my vote. If he were nominated today based on how he portrays himself, he would be eaten alive by either Clinton or Obama.