jerry and MeTooThen

Quit despairing. It’s not that bad. It’s not bad at all.

I’ve been quite surprised to talk to some Democrats in my family lately. Even my yellow-dog Democrat mother has ceased to complain about Republicans and started to complain about politicians instead. Sure, there are lots of fanatics and fools out there, but there are a lot of middle-of-the-road Democratic or independent voters out there who haven’t completely lost their minds. The more they see of Kerry the less they like him. This will have an effect on the election, regardless of whether the Cambodia story gets out, whether the Swift Boats stories get out, or whether the NYT plays the story.

The more examination of Kerry that occurs, the more there are going to be people who stay home altogether and people who very quietly walk into the voting booth and pull the Republican lever.

John Kerry represents America about as much as does Jacques Chirac. That’s starting to come through.