All But Over
Kerry is toast, barring a big change in the economic scene. Todays jobs report was his last best hope to turn the debate to areas where some swing voters can still be swung. Voters are fatigued of Iraq news and don't have any reason to think that it would be different in a Kerry administration. The troops are already there and no president can bring them back until we get a government running there - although any hopes of a flowering Jeffersonian democracy are foolish -- but that will play out after the election. Kerry has proved to be a cadaver of a candidate and Winston is right that we (yes, I prefer Kerry to Bush) should have nominated Edwards. Perhaps the rush to get a nominee is an idea whose time has come and gone. I will continue to hope for a Kerry rebound, but not with any real conviction.