2008 Watch: John Kerry and the Lack of Relevance
WASHINGTON — It's almost as if Sen. John Kerry never stopped running for president.
He still jets across the country, raising millions of dollars and rallying Democrats. He still stalks the TV news show circuit, scolding President Bush at every turn.
His campaign Web site boasts of an online army of 3 million supporters.
The Massachusetts Democrat, defeated by Bush in 2004, insists it is far too early to talk about the 2008 race, but some analysts assume he has already positioning himself for another shot at the White House.
This man has no idea that non-Democrats (meaning both Republicans and independents, practically hate him. He did not connect with the American people. He did not take a firm stance on the issues. He did nothing but attack Bush and blather on about Global Tests and Vietnam.
A second shot after a loss does not happen too often (Adlai Stevenson did it last, losing to Eisenhower twice). Ronald Kaufman (quoted in the article sums up Kerry's snowball's chance in hell very well:
"There's not a lot of fire out there for Kerry," he said.
Kerry's image as a Northeast liberal with fuzzy views on major issues like Iraq would make him vulnerable once more, said Kaufman, who was White House political director for Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush.
"I go to bed every night praying Kerry is the nominee again," he said.
So much for one of my unpublished 2006 Predictions, dashed on day two. For those interested, it was worded as follows:
John Kerry will realize there is, in fact, one America, and it hates him.
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