HUGH HEWITT:

Just watched John Kerry on Hardball. Incredibly, although Chris Matthews asked not a single hard question, Kerry managed to hurt himself badly on at least three occasions, and I didn’t hear the entire interview.

Yes, that’s the campaign in a nutshell, at the moment.

Message to Republicans: Don’t get cocky. Kerry can’t possibly do this badly for the entire campaign.

UPDATE: On the other hand, Chris Matthews should be worried. Will Collier says he’s going home to Mama.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Ouch — tough crowd in Will Collier’s comment section:

You know Matthews is slipping when he’s the guy Democrats go to in order to recover from the tough questioning on Good Morning America.

Did I say ouch? I’ll say it again. Ouch!