I was out with friends this weekend and naturally the conversation turned to the election. Most of the folks I hang out with are just as if not more left-leaning than me. All of us agreed that we are dissatisfied with where John Kerry’s campaign seems to be heading. The polls show he is slipping and I think I know why.
There is something going sideways in John Kerry’s campaign. He has replaced many top operatives throughout the campaign and there seems to be no focus or goal other than winning the presidency. Well, that is the goal after all but I want to know more about what a Kerry presidency is going to look like. So far the Kerry campaign has not satisfied me.
People who are going to vote for Kerry can be divided into two groups: those who are voting for Kerry and those who are voting against Bush. I expect the ‘against Bush’ group is much larger than the ‘for Kerry’ group. I am an ‘against Bush’ voter but I would much prefer to be a ‘for Kerry’ voter.
I want to know more about John Kerry. I want him to respond to the attack ads about how many legislative votes he has missed. I want him to settle this swiftboat debate once and for all. I want him to be much more emotive when he speaks in public.
I think John Kerry might be relying too heavily on people who will vote against Bush no matter what. The anti-Bush numbers are large, this is true, but not large enough to get Kerry elected. I think John Kerry is making a mistake by not being more proactive in his fight for the presidency.
It will be the undecided voters out there that will determine this election. Those who are voting ‘against Bush’ have already made up their minds. However, there are a lot of undecided folks out there who will either vote for Bush or for Kerry. These are the people John Kerry needs to focus his campaign on if he is to win. When he slams Bush he is just preaching to the choir. When he talks more about himself and his policies he is assisting the undecided in making their choice.
So, I am curious. Of you readers out there who will be voting for Kerry this November are you actually voting FOR Kerry or AGAINST Bush? And I ask the same question to those voting for Bush. Is it because you want ‘w’ in the Oval Office or because you do not want Kerry there?
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