Well for one, John Kerry is no Bill Clinton. Some would call that a complement, but if you're the Democratic Presidential Nominee, its a handicap. You gotta have charm and style--two traits that are completely lacking in John Kerry. And on top of that, he's not likable. Even fellow libs can't stand the son of a bitch--pardon my French.
New thought, are the next debates about domestic issues only? is this were FinK gets up there and finesses job loss numbers, deficit numbers and the number of generations it's going to take to pay it off, healthcare losses, etc, ????
I've never seen the charm or style in Bill Clinton --- and I've never thought he was at all likeable --- it's hard to know with many voters what they see in someone. Clinton turned my stomach, I thought he was revolting, boorish --- a total buffoon.