"..Mr. Bush manages to pull off the common-man routine without question."
This is the same as how dogs pull off the whole canine routine better than cats do. Funny the lefties don't even consider the possibility that Kerry can't pull it off simply because it is a routine. Meanwhile Bush ain't acting.
Yes, I think you're right. The whole point is that Kerry and the liberal establishment see themselves as an elite, superior to the rest of us. Their message to the voters is "We know better than you."