Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Kerry and Explosions
Kerry's explosive progress in the democratic primaries is surprising. I remember thinking he was crazy to lend his campaign 8 million shortly before the Iowa caucuses. He seemed to have no chance against Howard Dean. I guess 20 years in the Senate, watching for a chance to run for president, showed him that you can't go on polls before the caucus in Iowa as basis for whether or not you are likely to win the nomination.
Anyway, I'm still surprised that Kerry is doing as well as he is. I CAN'T say yet that I would definitively vote for Kerry in a matchup between him and Bush. I can say definitively, though, that I would not have voted for Howard Dean. The fact that the Democratic party has decided to think with their head and field a credible candidate is encouraging.
Kerry's explosive progress in the democratic primaries is surprising. I remember thinking he was crazy to lend his campaign 8 million shortly before the Iowa caucuses. He seemed to have no chance against Howard Dean. I guess 20 years in the Senate, watching for a chance to run for president, showed him that you can't go on polls before the caucus in Iowa as basis for whether or not you are likely to win the nomination.
Anyway, I'm still surprised that Kerry is doing as well as he is. I CAN'T say yet that I would definitively vote for Kerry in a matchup between him and Bush. I can say definitively, though, that I would not have voted for Howard Dean. The fact that the Democratic party has decided to think with their head and field a credible candidate is encouraging.
