This article worries me:
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/kerry/articles/2004/03/02/aides_nurture_kerrys_appeal/
As you sort of suspect, people really have no clue who Kerry is and are just now searching for reasons to vote for him and like him since he's been "anointed." curses Terry Mac for this primary schedule. Let's hope that voters do like Kerry the more they see him dowm the road...i suspect they might not, but oh well.
From union workers in Ohio and antiwar activists in Georgia to African-American Democrats in California and young New Yorkers like Paulson, dozens of voters interviewed over the last week said they were just starting to search for reasons to like Kerry.
To a person, they said they expected Kerry to be their party's nominee this fall and are trying to make peace with their own nagging suspicions that a president Dean, Kucinich, or John Edwards would jibe more with their politics or personalities.
"I like Edwards, especially his stance on trade, but I keep hearing that the race is over and Kerry is the best person to get that evil man out of the White House," said Dina Levi, a high school counselor in Oakland, Calif. "If I'm going to vote for Kerry, I'd like to feel good about it. I'm not quite there yet."
Kerry parroting Dean's theme:
"This is going to be a campaign different from campaigns in the past," Kerry told 600 students at Ohio State University. "This isn't going to be some kind of, you know, we're-like-them-they're-like-us-wishy-washy-mealy-mouth-you-can't-tell-the-difference deal. This is going to be something where we're giving America a real choice."
cue the laugh track. and here's a juicy story about Clinton at a Boxer event in LA. man, do i miss the big dog as much as the Hollywood crowd does. Charisma is important in a candidate. it's too bad Kerry doesn't have more of it.
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm
