However, I wil allow that a negative connotation has become attached to it.

Nevertheless, a propagandist is exactly what Moore is -- and he has said so himself. Michael Moore is, to my mind, a genius; but he belongs on the outside, whence he can properly and strenuously hold everyone's feet to the fire. Once allowed into someone's camp, he loses that outsider credibility. Those are the arguments against attaching Moore to Kerry that have to do with Moore himself.

The arguments against Moore being attached to Kerry that have to do with Kerry have been outlined above pretty succinctly. A recap: Moore is an incredibly polarizing figure on the left, and as such can only do Kerry good if he is separate -- much like a one man 527.