Kerry is the most notorious candidate in the field, he has no chance at all to beat Bush. It's surprising me that a lot of guys still think they would vote for him if he somehow manages to pull it off.
I think that's exactly the reason why democratic party is doomed, it is a party without principle. They think a big waffler like Kerry can beat Bush, NO WAY. If you really want to beat Bush, you have to stop this kind of behavior, this kind of behaviors will only make the other washington establishment take your voters for granted. If I could choose, I would choose Bush over Kerry. The answer is simple, Kerry is doomed anyway, democratic party needs four more years to wake up.
If democrats are obsessed with voting for anyone but Bush, the election is doomed, you just can't win if you don't have backbones. Dean is the only candidate who can bring new blood to the party. If the party does not appreciate this, the party deserves to fail.