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For the life of me, I can't imagine how the Democratic Party ever let Kerry get within a million miles of a spot on a primary ballot.

The ad is devastating, yes. Kerry will get "the call." I'm absolutely sick to my stomach, AC, just thinking of the possibility that HRC is going to be flown in to save the day....a premeditated Torch/Lautenberg switcheroo. Remember the "will she run in 2004 or 2008" threads? She was already running for 2004 when we were debating; Kerry is the placemarker. She's doing the same campaign she did to get into Senate with refinements. She can't handle the scrutiny and she can't handle herself publicly on a campaign; she's running her Senate campaign with a touch of Torch/Lautenberg, maybe Kerry's files, her book (replacing the NY "listening tour"), WJC et al making speeches and traveling internationally, etc. AC, feel free to tell me I just didn't get enough sleep last night; the other options I'm thinking are making me nauseous.

It ain't gonna happen -- don't worry about it.

Part of the problem is that what worked in New Jersey in 2002 is not likely to work in too many other places in the U.S. in 2004. The biggest hurdle they'd have to overcome would be a large credibility gap, and then they'd have to deal with potential ballot deadlines to change a candidate in all 50 individual states.

If Hillary had any intention of running, she would have skipped the Boston convention completely.