I watched the debates closely last night.
Even though most media types, liberal and conservative, thought that John Kerry did a good job and “won the debate” last night, I thought it was clear that he won the battle, but conceded the war.
Ultimately what will drive people to the polls is GW Bush’s resulute character. They may not like him but they are clear about what they will get with Bush for 4 more years. The White House will not be overrun with scandal, nor will it be chaotic in it’s response to politics. They will clearly have goals and work towards meeting them. That’s it.
National security under Kerry would be scary. He has demonstrated over the past 20 years that his priorities are poll driven. I believe that the American people will not elect John Kerry because they fear that he will be more concerned in the next four years with getting reelected than he will be in running the country. He has managed to do nothing in 20 years on the hill, yet has gotten reelected every time. He is a politician and a good one but he is clearly not a leader.
This is not even mentioning a single issue that is at stake. But when you put his wishy’washy stance on every issue together with his cowardace in 1971, followed by his 20 years of do-nothing and his left-wing tendencies… the voting public who is older and more conservative will thump him come election day.
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