Reply #8: Kerry wanted to run as a uniter. [View All]

[Old and In the Way]

In retrospect, maybe it was wrong...but if he won with this Republican majority in Congress, I'm not sure how he could govern if he had run a "Republicans are liars, crooks, and thieves" campaign. I think he figured he could have finessed the win without taking the low road and that he had the max# of votes from our side. What he needed was to convince Indies and Republicans that he was the right choice for America.

Personally, I think he did win it, but how could he have won the war in Ohio with a Republican Congress who'd have fought a recount every step of the way? Even if he managed to overturn Ohio....I think the Republicans would have started Congressional hearings on Kerry's treason in VietNam on 1/20/05. Maybe he did the calculus and said, the best way to beat them long term, is let them win short term. Maybe, he's right.