Is Kerry Self-Destructing? February 23, 2004 by Roger F. Gay John Kerry is now taking himself seriously as the man who can beat George Bush in November. Polls have told him that many Democrats believe he (or John Edwards) can and he is in a dead heat overall. But there is a trial and error process taking place in search of the winning Kerry that's turned up some serious errors. One major misjudgment was Kerry's promise to fight special interests. It was meant to be a standard refrain derived from the old socialist battle against capitalism, aimed at securing...