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To: American Spirit who wrote (41616)	11/17/2003 10:32:26 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 74559

Kerry poll numbers are not fluid,they are in the toilet! flush .. ..you are misrepresenting the Kerry campaign as it is going down the toilet quickly.. Kerry Not a chance in 2003..

To: American Spirit who wrote (41616)	11/18/2003 12:39:31 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 74559

Kerry is all done, a loser with American Spirit s backing!!! BRIAN MCGRORY For Kerry, July looms By Brian McGrory, Globe Columnist, 11/18/2003 Picture the scene: It's next July in Boston. The convention is underway, the city is spotless. The Central Artery has been torn down. The Public Garden is bursting with color. Bands are playing, dignitaries swarming. The warm summer air, in short, is perfumed by possibility. A lifetime ago, when John F. Kerry was the clear front-runner for the nomination, the Democratic National Convention was to be the ultimate homecoming for him, a wild victory celebration. He lives so close to the arena that he could actually walk to it, and what a great network visual that would make. He knows the town so well that he could give driving directions to his Secret Service detail. But a funny thing happened on the way to the nomination. Kerry collapsed. Howard Dean soared. Richard A. Gephardt found something of a voice. All of which means, if things stay as they are now, that one week in July may well be the most humiliating experience of Kerry's political career. His epic downfall, which has taken him from the cover of news magazines early this year to an afterthought these days, has an almost Shakespearean quality to it. But if the campaign has been rough, the convention could prove downright cruel. Kerry's Louisburg Square townhouse is 1.1 miles from the FleetCenter, even shorter as the crow flies. At convention time, if the organizers were to place loudspeakers on Causeway Street, Kerry could sit in his back garden and listen to Dean speak. Indeed, every time he leaves his mansion that week, he is likely to see things the opposite of what they were supposed to be. The Hollywood celebrities who were to add glitter to his campaign will be putting their star power behind someone else. The Iowa delegates who were supposed to give him a running start will barely acknowledge his existence. The New Hampshire supporters who were to be his stalwarts will look the other way when he comes into the room. Edward M. Kennedy, with whom he has the world's most complicated relationship, will be the exuberant host, the toast of the town, a prime-time speaker on an important night. He might take a moment to slap Kerry's back. Thomas M. Menino will be too busy to give Kerry the time of day. There's no escaping. Kerry can't head to Nantucket for a week of windsurfing. He can't hide out in his Idaho lodge, as he did when he was vying for the vice presidential nomination four years ago. No, as the junior Democratic senator in the state hosting the Democratic National Convention, he will be required to play a visible role. He will undoubtedly be called upon to join with the state congressional delegation to host a party. He will be expected to entertain his longtime supporters. He may even hold a fund-raiser to retire the loan he makes to his own campaign. Just one question: Could it get any worse? Yes. As a losing candidate, he will probably be asked to address the convention at some out-of-the-way time when the hall is two-thirds empty and the network cameramen are feasting on chicken wings down the street. One prediction: No one will confuse his appearance with Kennedy's famously fiery "the flame may flicker" address at the 1980 convention, also known as the last good speech that Bob Shrum ever wrote. Of course, we're getting ahead of ourselves. The primary season is like an NBA game; you can tune in for the last five minutes and not miss a thing. In this case, there's as much politics to be played in January as in the entire year before. But Kerry has to overcome huge deficits in the polls and a yawning financial chasm. He has to suffocate the prevalent notion that he is a political opportunist looking to play each side of every issue. He has to accept blame for his failing campaign, and then he has to be bold. He's already lost control of the race. Now he risks losing control of his city. For John Kerry, July might be the month that never ends. Brian McGrory is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at mcgrory@globe.com. © Copyright 2003 Globe Newspaper Company. © Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company