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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: redfish who wrote (206)	1/28/2004 8:13:19 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 81568

Kerry's victory ____________________________ BOSTON GLOBE EDITORIAL 1/28/2004 EXPERIENCED politicians know the risk of promising a specific number of points in answering a question off the cuff. Frequently they draw a blank on one of the points and look foolish. Monday night, less than 12 hours before the polls opened in New Hampshire, an exhausted John Kerry promised a woman at Salem High School that he would answer her question on drug costs in four parts. He delivered the four flawlessly. And then he added a fifth. The scene was typical of New Hampshire, and of Kerry. The crowd kept asking questions, and he kept answering them -- Israel, judicial appointments, global warming -- a dozen in all. But the campaign now changes drastically, not just because it moves away from neighboring New Hampshire but because it moves to a larger field of competition that will require more of the front-runner. Seven states pick delegates next Tuesday, which is only seven days away. While some of the candidates have spent a bit of time there, each now has only one day per state on average to make his case -- not the weeks of nearly constant effort they spent in New Hampshire and, most of them, in Iowa. So Kerry will not have time to give the kind of detailed policy prescriptions that he propounded -- knowledgeably but sometimes tediously -- to small groups of people in those two states, where, despite large turnouts, well over half the voters had personal contact with one or more candidates. Kerry in recent weeks has honed his attacks on President Bush, "the only one who deserves to be laid off," he says. In fact, interviews and exit polls indicate that Kerry has supplanted former Vermont governor Howard Dean as the candidate favored by Democrats who want first and foremost to beat Bush. But this will not be enough. Opposition to Bush is fervid in some quarters, but it is limited. Kerry needs to articulate more persuasively not only what is wrong with Bush but what he would put in his place. Kerry portrays himself effectively as a leader in the community of nations rather than a unilateralist. And he makes a strong case for a health care proposal that would reverse the shameful growing number of uninsured Americans. On jobs, however, bashing corporate corruption -- "the economy of privilege" he called it in his victory speech last night -- does not in itself establish an effective job creation strategy. And his claim that environmental protection is good for economic development needs a more detailed argument. Kerry's victories in Iowa and New Hampshire were both impressive. We continue to believe that he is best suited by experience and temperament to be the Democratic nominee. The test now is for him to focus his message and campaign as effectively in debates and on the air. Kerry's victories in Iowa and New Hampshire were both impressive. We continue to believe that he is best suited by experience and temperament to be the Democratic nominee. The test now is for him to focus his message and campaign as effectively in debates and on the air. © Copyright 2004 Globe Newspaper Company. boston.com

To: redfish who wrote (206)	1/28/2004 8:17:28 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

union will get behind kerry so he doesn't need Gep.. he needs to get someone in south with future potential and add to his list of supporters.. This should be a tight race. I am not a Kerry fan and his closing last night set the stage, roll back taxes for rich, go after oil companies, improve environment ( except the wind mills off nantucket do not spoil my view). g He will go after lower middle class and low income voters, most likely he will swing a good number of independents depending where he draws the line on taxes. After all we vote for who we feel represents our best interests.. good luck to all..