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To: rrufff who wrote (8279)	3/13/2004 1:26:36 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 20773

Actually, people usually throw out politicians they don't like (familiarity breeds contempt) and often vote for challengers who look like "change" before they become part of the problem. Bush has to run on a record with gaping holes as far as moderates are concerned. Kerry gets to take potshots and paint a rosier picture of what might happen under his presidency. To sum up, if the advantages of incumbency - all the presidential trappings and attention - don't hold up an incumbent because he is on the defensive over issues, he starts to look desperate or out of touch and tends to lose. Ford, Carter and Bush Sr. all went down that path. Reagan and Clinton, OTOH, could have kept their poise and charisma through Dante's inferno if necessary. That's what makes great politicians. Not that I admire politicians per se but you have to acknowledge some are really good at it. Some aren't.