Cracks are starting to show in the "Anybody But Bush" phenomenom.
Wanting to vote "Anybody but Bush" is fine and all, but with the emergence of Kerry as the front runner, cracks are starting to show in this philosophy.
An "Anybody but Bush" movement relies on the candidates being able to present a clear alternative to the guy who is currently sitting in office.
For one reason or another, Kerry has not been able to articulate this alternative. This may be because of the lack of media coverage on his campaign. On the other hand, this may be because he has not shown significant enough opposition to Bush administration policies (particular regarding privacy and foreign policy) to warrant such a claim.
An "Anybody but Bush" strategy from the Democrats will fail if the party nominee does not look and act different enough from the Republican candidate. What will happen is that the progressive wing of the party will stay home. So will all of those discouraged or younger voters who need to see a message that breaks the status quo before they will go to the polls.
If Kerry wants to take the front-runner mantle from Dean and make himself into a nominee that can win the general, he has to start being Dean.
He has to start showing himself as an entirely different animal than he has up to now.