Reply #110: I confess, I was a Kerry basher [View All]

[moggie12]

About a week ago I wrote a scathing post saying what a bad campaign he ran (most of my ire was directed at Bob Shrum, not Kerry himself). My argument was that the Dems need to be smart and tough enough to counter the manipulative Republican spew: Rove & the GOP are masters of twisting things around and framing arguments in such a way that we Democrats always come out on the bottom. The Fox guys drive me batty: My blood pressure spikes sky-high when I watch them slyly manipulate public opinion. Anyway, you are right: Kerry fought a valiant fight -- it was an uphill battle against an opponent who fought "dirty". For that, he deserves thanks and praise. I want Democrats to learn from the '04 experience, however, so Dem consultants know how to better protect and defend their candidates. My point in criticizing the Kerry campaign was not to diminish Kerry, but to point out that he might have won by 10 million votes if only his campaign team had fought a more media-savvy fight and given him better strategic and tactical advice.